Out ot “that” forbidden discussion, I just don’t think a broken Luke is out of character. Idealistic people such as OT Luke obviously are good people enough to remain broken after a traumatic event. Only hypocrites don’t, so yes, it’s still OT Luke to me. He’s done wrong, he feels regret. You do wrong and don’t feel regret? Examine your morals.

The problem with this movie is why Luke has been written to do that wrong in the first place. And the more I think about it the more it comes to mind that the true problem is where TFA left Luke in the first place, and that wasn’t RJ’s decission clearly, but JJ Mistery Box Abrams.

He defined an arc for the trilogy where just for the sake of mistery and cliffhanging (which are as well marketing entertainment decissions) the true hero and protagonist of the OT was lost and locked in an island.

What could RJ do with it other than build up to a certain point from it? TLJ, despite its views I don’t share at all, is the best product with a content you can come up after a product that’s just wow factor.

And it gives Luke a farewell that doesn’t betray his character. In the end is “that” Luke, OT Luke, the one that looks into the horizon, and not TLJ Luke, who saves the day.

Leia has been more diminished as a character that Luke could possibly be in this movie. And totally inconsistent with his TFA self.