The Force Awakens Luke Skywalker - Mark Hamill

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

At the end did he look angry at Rey to anyone else? Not angry as in why did you find me, but as in why did you come out of hiding? I wanted you to stay there and stay safe.

Anyone?

 

[DKDetective]

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I just hope Disney makes it up to Mark Hamill for making him lose all that weight and using him for about 30 seconds of screentime. He better have a big role in the next movie.

Why should they make it up to him for probably adding another 10 years on to his life by making him get healthy?

 

[Tacit Ronin]

lol

 

[stillanerd]

If you think about it, The Force Awakens kind of sets up a quest storyline for Episode 8, what with

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Han Solo telling Rey and Finn that Luke didn't just leave because he felt guilty over Kylo Ren turning to the dark side, but that he was looking for the first Jedi temple. Also, and I'm not sure if this was officially confirmed or not, but the map both R2-D2 and BB-8 had didn't just tell where Luke was, but also possible locations of Jedi temples. And remember, the First Order has incomplete information gathered from Sith and Imperial archives of this same map. So right away, you have a literal race between the good guys and the bad guys to find the first Jedi temple, which of course would contain all the secrets of Force, etc.

Question is, why would Luke want to look for this first Jedi temple? Well, the assumption is that, after the fall of Ben Solo, Luke would want to seek out this ancient Jedi knowledge to find out where he went wrong, right? Maybe, in Episode 8, this is also what Rey assumes as well. However, what if Luke is looking for these Jedi temples not to learn new knowledge but destroy whatever he finds?

Maybe, after Ben Solo turned to the dark side, Luke came to the conclusion that no one, Sith or Jedi, should have knowledge of the Force, believing that anyone trained in its ways, even for the best of intentions, makes them more susceptible to the dark side. Luke can even point out how his father was strong in the ways of the Force and was already good, but it wasn't until he was trained as a Jedi that he became tempted to turn to the dark side and became Darth Vader. His sister Leia, like him, is also strong in the Force but was never trained as a Jedi and yet she is squarely on the side of the light. He could even say, "Maybe if I just left Ben alone and let him find his own path, he would not have become Kylo Ren."

This also makes Rey's role even more clear as she can be the one to try and bring back hope to Luke, to remind him that people can choose to be good or evil even without knowledge of the Force. Maybe she can even tell him that the problem isn't about knowledge but feelings. The Jedi sought to use the Force to control their own feelings, and while they were more disciplined and at peace, the result was they became too rigid and dogmatic, unwilling to be open to change or life's pleasures. By contrast, the Sith went in the other extreme, following their passions in the belief it made them stronger in the use of the Force, but also allowing feelings such as anger and fear--which are not actually evil by themselves--to run amok and unchecked. In other words, through Rey, Luke can be reminded of Yoda taught about the Force--it should not be something you control or let it control you; it should be your "ally," or rather a friend, something you work with.

 

[NotSoLongAgo]

If you think about it, The Force Awakens kind set up a quest storyline for Episode 8, what with

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Han Solo telling Rey and Finn that Luke didn't just leave because he felt guilty over Kylo Ren turning to the dark side, but that he was looking for the first Jedi temple. Also, and I'm not sure if this was officially confirmed or not, but the map both R2-D2 and BB-8 had didn't just tell where Luke was, but also possible locations of Jedi temples. And remember, the First Order has incomplete information gathered from Sith and Imperial archives of this same map. So right away, you have a literal race between the good guys and the bad guys to find the first Jedi temple, which of course would contain all the secrets of Force, etc.

Question is, why would Luke want to look for this first Jedi temple? Well, the assumption is that, after the fall of Ben Solo, Luke would want to seek out this ancient Jedi knowledge to find out where he went wrong, right? Maybe, in Episode 8, this is also what Rey assumes as well. However, what if Luke is looking for these Jedi temples not to learn new knowledge but destroy whatever he finds?

Maybe, after Ben Solo turned to the dark side, Luke came to the conclusion that no one, Sith or Jedi, should have knowledge of the Force, believing that anyone trained in its ways, even for the best of intentions, makes them more susceptible to the dark side. Luke can even point out how his father was strong in the ways of the Force and was already good, but it wasn't until he was trained as a Jedi that he became tempted to turn to the dark side and became Darth Vader. His sister Leia, like him, is also strong in the Force but was never trained as a Jedi and yet she is squarely on the side of the light. He could even say, "Maybe if I just left Ben alone let him find his own path, he would not have become Kylo Ren."

This also makes Rey's role even more clear as she can be the one to try and bring back hope to Luke, to remind him that people can choose to be good or evil even without knowledge of the Force. Maybe she can even tell him that the problem isn't about knowledge but feelings. The Jedi sought to use the Force to control their own feelings, and while they were more disciplined and at peace, the result was they became too rigid and dogmatic, unwilling to be open to change or life's pleasures. By contrast, the Sith went in the other extreme, following their passions in the belief it made them stronger in the use of the Force, but also allowing feelings such as anger and fear--which are not actually evil by themselves--to run amok and unchecked. In other words, through Rey, Luke can be reminded of Yoda taught about the Force--it should not be something you control or let it control you; it should be your "ally," or rather a friend, something you work with.

That would make for a great storyline

 

[Tony Stark]

I just hope we get to see Luke in action one more time. Seems like they've set him up as the "Yoda" of Episode 8, but I'm really looking forward to seeing him used in a way, similar to how Ford was used in Ep. 7.

Having said that, he may have had the least amount of screen time, seeing him again for the first time in 32 years on screen (not counting video games or "baby Luke" in Ep 3), brought tears of joy.

 

[Drizzle]

It would be truly amazing if he still had his old X-Wing with him on the planet.

 

[stillanerd]

That would make for a great storyline

I think so, too. Also,

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if Luke is searching for the first Jedi temple in order to destroy whatever ancient Jedi texts or teaching about the Force he finds, it would put him at odd with both the First Order AND the Resistance, particularly Leia.

Consider that in the opening scrawl, it states that Leia is looking for Luke because she believes he is the key to defeating the First Order. Consider also that, over the years, she's become a hardened military leaders. And consider also that not only has she lost her son, but her husband has been killed and so has the Senate of the New Republic. If she's all "Luke, we need those teachings to defeat Snoke and the First Order. Look at all the death and destruction they've already caused to the Galaxy and the people we love," and then Luke says, "No, Leia. This knowledge is too dangerous for anyone to have. Even you," then that leaves open the possibility of Leia, as much she loves her brother, considering him a traitor to the Republic because he's refusing to give them the means to defeat the enemy and avenge Han's death. Thus, you've got the possibility of a brother-sister conflict which is not light vs dark or good vs evil, but rather a genuine philosophical disagreement about stopping the bad guys.

 

[Rincewind]

At the end did he look angry at Rey to anyone else? Not angry as in why did you find me, but as in why did you come out of hiding? I wanted you to stay there and stay safe.

Anyone?

To me, he looked sad, more so than anything else. Maybe not exactly sad, but somewhat somber and melancholic, and then I could almost see the flash of understanding in his eyes, as if just by looking at her teary face and his old lightsaber, he immediately knew that in his absence things have gone from bad to worse.

But I can see what you mean.

Gah! This movie raised more questions than it answered! Now I have to wait until 2017!

 

[Iceman]

At the end did he look angry at Rey to anyone else? Not angry as in why did you find me, but as in why did you come out of hiding? I wanted you to stay there and stay safe.

Anyone?

Didn't see that at all but will look out for it next time.

 

[NotSoLongAgo]

At the end did he look angry at Rey to anyone else? Not angry as in why did you find me, but as in why did you come out of hiding? I wanted you to stay there and stay safe.

Anyone?

It looked like that to me, but it shifts right away. It seemed like surprise, then anger, then sadness

 

[The Caped Knight]

Well anonymity is gone from Mark Hamill life, as you can see he back in the limelight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6vz_xOGORU

 

[sueb1863]

Wow! And to think not too long ago he probably could have just strolled right through the airport with only a few fans spotting him...

Thanks for posting!

 

[The Caped Knight]

I like that he takes the time to sign autographs and greet his fans.

 

[Joefixit]

I can actually see this thing concluding with Kylo 's death driving Leia to the brink and in the final conflict having her join Luke and Rey to defeat Snoke.. I see all three of them about to lose and out of the force itself walks Anakin Skywalker!!!

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

That would be something^^

 

[Boom]

Hamill looked great. Can't wait to see more of him.

 

[DarthAlani]

Luke is going to fight Snoke later on probably. Going to be hard to watch.

 

[Jekecy]

At the end did he look angry at Rey to anyone else? Not angry as in why did you find me, but as in why did you come out of hiding? I wanted you to stay there and stay safe.

Anyone?

I didn't get that at all. Once he saw Rey, I sensed a lot of pain in his eyes and face. Incredibly effective.

 

[Brother Jack]

He clearly didn't want to be found.

 

[Herolee10]

I'm hoping that Luke is able to rebuild the Jedi Order during the tenure of this new trilogy.

It would definitely be a step in the right direction than retreading the whole, "Put our entire faith in one promising/chosen one of a Jedi to save us" route.

I'm not asking for Luke's new order to reach the size of the old one. But having more than one trained Jedi Knight, like at least half a dozen, would feel ideal.

 

[Jekecy]

I forget, but was it ever mentioned what happened to Luke's pupils when he was trying to rebuild the Jedi? I remember Kylo's betrayal and Luke leaving everything, but can't for the life of me remembering the the presumed fate of the Padawans.

 

[Snow Queen]

It's not said, but from the dozens of bodies the Knights of Ren are standing over, it's not hard to figure out.

 

[Jekecy]

It's not said, but from the dozens of bodies the Knights of Ren are standing over, it's not hard to figure out.

Since Kylo had his mask and all, I didn't even put the two events together.

I'd always assumed the betrayal was when Kylo was very young.

 

[Wise]

It's kind of cool to see Luke for two reasons. One it's Luke!

Two we're kind of seeing Darth Vader in a way. The OT hinted that Luke could easily become exactly like Vader. Luke at the end of this film is around the same age that Vader was at the end of Jedi. We're sort of seeing how Anakin would have turned out if he hadn't fallen to the dark side.