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“Let the past die… kill it, if you have to.” The quote is often attributed as the theme of The Last Jedi, but that’s not really the case. The actual theme is presented through Luke and Kylo, two of the main characters. At the start of the film, both of them resent the past - Luke is saddened because of his failure, Kylo wants to be more than just “a new Vader.” As the story unfolds however, Luke is reminded by Yoda that, while he shouldn’t be afraid of the past, he should still respect it. Kylo, on the other hand, murders Snoke, and continues to try to kill the past by attempting to destroy the Resistance. And because of this, at the end, Luke saves his friends and moves on to becoming a legend, while Kylo fails.