Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the ultimate letdown movie and that’s why it’s so great
By Jason Burke
Photo Credit: Lucasfilm
Let the past die
Kylo wants merely to obliterate the past (Kill it if you have to). Not realizing that the rage that moves him forward is rooted in the past, he’s doomed to repeat the sick cycle until his death or everyone else’s. Unlike Luke, who accepts his failures and faults, especially with Ben, and moves forward from the force like a Skype Obi-Wan Kenobi. And, Rey, who accepts the past and can move towards the present, just the latest last Jedi.
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We all had a vision of what this film would be. I know I did. I was happy with the formula. Disney could’ve been, too. I’ve heard the cries about Snoke but what was Palpatine but a shadowy, influential figure named The Emperor by Return of the Jedi.
Rey could’ve been the long-lost descendent of Darth Bane, hell, she still might be, we don’t know anything except the letdown of her origin lifted her to great heights. And, we could’ve had the clash of titans, with red and blue lights whirring and cracking each time Luke and Kylo’s sabers met but we’ve seen that story seven times already.
Rian Johnson took all your tropes, set up your expectations and subverted all of them with stunning visuals and multiple twists that we’re all still trying to work out. He tore all our heroes down, stripped them, and made them question everything just as he asked the audience too. In some ways, we’ve got wonder if Rian Johnson is the last Jedi because he just played the greatest mind trick on us all.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi releases on Blu-ray on March 27.