Got to love this forum. Post a no name you tuber review and it gets + comments, but quote an expert like Mark Kermode or Chris Taylor and it gets dismissed…
Why should his interpretation of the ending of a 1983 movie matter more than mine? What makes him an expert in analyzing Star Wars endings? I mean, I know he looked deep into it, but I think we all did that too. I totally respect him and stuff, but I’m pretty sure I’ve watched RotJ at least 20x more than he.
Victories in the real world don’t last, yes, but I’m not sure if the point of Star Wars was ever to be realistic or “peace doesn’t last” sort of message. In fact, I thought Lucas went out of his way while making Return of the Jedi to ensure that the movie would have a happy ending. Yeah I guess the ST would undone this anyway, but I don’t like the approach of “systematically destroying everything our OT heroes built”.