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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 archfeld on Wednesday October 24 2018, @06:05PM (7 children)
What a complete and total load of utter crap. Mark Hamill is a poor actor and a one trick pony. As for killing Luke, Lucas's pretentious writing and Disney's bottomless greed did that. If either decides that they need Luke back they will just rewrite everything, cast off what has gone before again, and off they will go without regard for anything but possible future profit. Lucas actually believes all the hype he spread and that his dogma changed the world. He made the Kool-Aid then forgot he spiked it and drank deeply from the pitcher.
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(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 24 2018, @10:04PM (1 child)
And here I thought the Whills refused to pay Schwartz taxes to Luke over his plan to make the Republic great again.
It's amazing how people keep talking about these films like they're anything but summer blockbusters written by theater grads over a weekend or two. Then again, people still believe in the bible so what can you do...
(Score: 2, Troll) by Phoenix666 on Thursday October 25 2018, @01:28AM
More like they were written by gender studies majors over a weekend or two, while stoned, shortly after coming back from a #resist march.
I am as progressive as they come, but man that was awful. Everyone involved with the new Star Wars movies should be thrown into the belly of the sarlacc to find a new definition of pain and suffering as they are slowly digested over a thousand years.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 25 2018, @12:58AM (2 children)
STFU. Mark Hamill is the best actor who ever lived and played the best character of all time in the best movie of all time.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 25 2018, @03:42AM
The counterpoint to that is Harrison Ford who also played a character in the exact same movies.
Though I will give that Mark Hamill did a pretty good job or portraying Luke as a whiny teenager in the original film.
(Score: 2) by archfeld on Thursday October 25 2018, @05:08PM
Yeah, and that is supported by the long string of successful movies and parts, as well as awards he earned as an accomplished veteran actor of stage and screen. His best and most realized talent was voice acting in animation.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000434/ [imdb.com]
I loved Star Wars as a youth, the revamped 'New Hope' BS made sort of a mockery of that and the 2nd group of film releases were definitely sub-par. The last group recovered and were better but sequels almost always result in an inferior product.
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(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday October 25 2018, @05:13PM (1 child)
I liked his acting in "Wingcommander: Prophecy"
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 26 2018, @06:31PM
Although they fucked it up by changing him from a dark haired guy in WC1/2 to him, and Tolwyn from a guy who looked of darker complexion to Malcolm McDowell (Who did an excellent job as the viper waiting to bite you.) For me the pre-3D Wing Commander games were always the best (cumulating in Privateer/Armada) but 3/4 and Privateer 2 had their own appeal. Honestly Prophecy didn't interest me enough to buy it and my computer at the time was too slow to run it.