Looks kind of dumb, so it's very Star Wars alright. (Off-Topic)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Friday, April 19, 2019, 13:49 (2043 days ago) @ Ragashingo

Regarding the backlash and capturing what Star Wars is, honestly I put TLJ up pretty high in capturing the essence of Star Wars. This essence not being limited to the modern canon. The biggest complaints (and we’ll sidestep the sexism - though a lot of the more vocal and vitriolic complaints were from that angle) stemmed around 30 years of one expectation of Luke as a character. TLJ allowed him to remain flawed and multidimensional, but it harmed an idol shaped like Luke Skywalker for a lot of people. But a lot of those complaints about the handling of Luke missed the point of OT Luke’s arc. So, what can you do.

Yeah... that's a great way to put it. Everyone was ready for Luke to be the wise master and teach Rey the ways of the Force... and that would have been awesome, but I think we got something much more interesting instead. We got a Luke Skywalker who failed, who cut himself off from the Force, but who ultimately found his way back... all without having to murder younglings! To me, everything that happened between Luke, Kylo, Rey, and Yoda is the best of Star Wars. No, it's not flashy space battles or duels with laser swords. It's better. It's story and plot and emotion.

My gripe’s with Rey’s arc aside, I really enjoyed that portion of the story, too. The personal, human moments are always my favourite:)