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TestingOutTheTest
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The Last Jedi Expanded Edition by Jason Fry: The "Tragedy of Vader" Edit (v1 AVAILABLE)
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11-Jun-2021, 11:42 PM

Jar Jar Bricks said:

I can see the symbolism there of course, but even the novelization plays the scene up as a joke. “Then Luke tossed the lightsaber off the cliff.” That could easily show up under the definition of deadpan humor. Sure, I could rewrite it to sound less comedic, but there is also symbolism in what I rewrote it as. Luke shoves the lightsaber right back into her hand, basically saying “that legend you see me as is only real in your head.”

The original symbolism set up not only Luke wanting the past to die but also this scene alone: “It’s time for the Jedi to end.”