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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
While I don’t agree with everything they did with Luke, I really disagree with his assessment of Luke.
Having Luke go into exile based on the story they used with Kylo was not unreasonable. Nor was their portrayal of Luke being suspicious of Kylo given what happened with Luke’s father.
I think maybe he’s a little bitter that he wasn’t given star billing and a main role as the hero. I can understand how Lucas’ original vision of having all nine parts be about the Skywalkers as a bit of a letdown for Mark when Disney decided to go a different direction for these three sequels.
Unlike Ford, who wanted to have as little involvement as possible, I totally expect Hamill probably wanted to be the main character again.
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I think that was all very unreasonable for George Lucas's Luke.
He left his training because of a feeling that his friends were in danger, against all warnings from Yoda and Obi-won. He put all of his friends at risk to save Han from Jabba. He let himself be taken and stood face to face with the most evil man in the universe just on the hope that he could persuade his father to return to the light side, even knowing all the evil he had committed. Dude was partially responsible for blowing up planets and killing an untold number of Admirals and yet Luke still wouldn't kill him.
I had a very hard time believing that Luke would draw a lightsaber on a sleeping Ben, his nephew, even with the dark side growing in him. Luke was a stereotype of an internal optimist, who was ultimately able to save his fathers soul from the dark side. For me it was a huge jump to make him willing to even consider striking down a sleeping blood relative who hadn't actually turned to the dark side yet.
Sorry Leia, I've come here to face him but I can't save him. Yeah I saved Dad who has been on the Dark Side for 20 years, but I'm not even going to try with your kid. Heck it's not even worth my time to leave my island to help you.
I agree with Hamill, it worked for the story, it was reasonable in the context, but it wasn't the Luke Skywalker from the original Trilogy.