I do think the fact that everyone is so engaged in the conversation about who Luke actually is, means TLJ was at least successful in some of its goals. That’s a question the film itself poses, and that people fall so adamantly on either side means that it did its job. I appreciate how challenging this movie is for fans, and it’s something that I think is good for the franchise to prevent it from becoming just another unspecial billion dollar property. It’s polarizing and controversial in all the right ways I think.
I agree. The film challenges our long lasting perceptions about many aspects of the series while remaining true to the spirit and canon and without shitting on anything that came before (my opinion, obviously, clearly people think the exact opposite).
The PT did the first part without managing to do the second part. Rogue One and TFA definitely did the second part, but not quite so much the first part (though I do think there is still something to say for TFA in this regard). TLJ does both.