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CNet:
When a Jedi becomes one with the Force -- as Luke Skywalker did in Star Wars: The Last Jedi -- the theory is that a Jedi isn't dying but is actually starting a bigger spiritual journey.
However, what if becoming part of the Force really means a Jedi has overdosed on its power like it's a drug?
On Monday, Star Wars actor Mark Hamill tweeted images from The Last Jedi comic book adaptation of the film, commenting on that theory.
"The Force killed Luke," Hamill tweeted Monday. "You have to acknowledge the irony in his fate. Almost like an addict that kicked his habit cold-turkey, remained clean for decades, only to re-use just once and then, tragically, overdoses. #SadSkywalker #ForceFatality #JediJunkie."
Mystical energy to Midichlorians to Drug.
(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Wednesday October 24 2018, @03:27PM (3 children)
I thought it was bad writing that killed Luke Skywalker.
I mean in "the force Awakens" they did everything they could to make you think that Rey was Skywalker's daughter.
Then in "The Last Jedi" they say nothing more of it... Making everyone think that Luke is some kind of asshat that abandoned his kid. And then he basically has no feelings for her.
For a movie that is supposed to make you root for the heros, why would you make them look like asses?
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 24 2018, @03:47PM (2 children)
They say she's just a random nobody with drunk/drugged up parents who sold her for money to fund their bad habits. It's one of the many moments connecting TFA and TLJ that compiles into a giant pile nonsense that should have never come up in the first place. Given how many gotcha moments TLJ had I was hoping by the end everyone would be dead and the series would be finished. That would have truly subverted my expectations.
(Score: 2) by arslan on Wednesday October 24 2018, @11:39PM (1 child)
Well... at least they didn't say Rey's exceptional connection with the force was from virgin pregnancy that gave her a high count of midi-something-something... that would have been worse right? Right?!
But yea I do agree the way it played out was anti-climactic. The lead in and build up with misdirection I can take if it had a good reveal at the end, but it didn't.
(Score: 2) by toddestan on Thursday October 25 2018, @03:38AM
Well, keep in mind that the person telling Rey that she was a nobody really isn't someone I would consider a reliable source. So if you want to be optimistic, they could have something more interesting planned for the next movie. Heck, she could even still be Luke's daughter - waiting to reveal that you happen to be someone's parent until the most dramatic moment possible seems to have a history in the Skywalker family...
With that said, it's Disney, and it's pretty clear they are making it up as they go (see: Pirates of the Caribbean) so don't get your hopes up.