But I definitely find the less-than-convincing digital shots of Luke pretty distracting in the scheme of things…especially knowing that Shamook was able to improve them so well.
I agree with this, I do find that the computerised Luke is obviously not real and takes a little heart out of the scene for me. On some level I think a CGI effect of some kind was perhaps the right move for that particular scene, as it should be instantly recognisable as Luke, but in general I prefer casting a younger actor or bring back the character in animation instead. The CGI Luke face just seems soulless and I hope I don’t have to bear whole scenes of dialogue with the same effect in future!