I totally buy the backstory as the reason for Luke hiding himself away from the world, especially since his temptation to kill Kylo Ren is such a perfect mirror for that moment in RoTJ when Luke stands over Vader, about to kill him, only to be interrupted by Palpatine saying, "Your hate has made you powerful. Now, fulfill your destiny and take your father's place at my side." If Palpatine hadn't interrupted, would Luke have killed Vader? Or would he have still hesitated?
It's a similar moral choice in some ways - and it's the same decision for Luke, he is tempted by hate but he chooses compassion and hope. But choosing compassion and hope isn't enough this time. Instead of saving the galaxy, his decision dooms it.
There's so much talk, throughout all of the Star Wars films, about whether there's good worth being redeemed in people like Anakin and Kylo. TLJ gives us something slightly different to think about: what we do with the bad worth being terrified of that lies even in people like Luke and Rey.
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It's a similar moral choice in some ways - and it's the same decision for Luke, he is tempted by hate but he chooses compassion and hope. But choosing compassion and hope isn't enough this time. Instead of saving the galaxy, his decision dooms it.
There's so much talk, throughout all of the Star Wars films, about whether there's good worth being redeemed in people like Anakin and Kylo. TLJ gives us something slightly different to think about: what we do with the bad worth being terrified of that lies even in people like Luke and Rey.