Seeing these posters side-by-side really puts into perspective how heartbreaking Revenge of the Sith is and how uplifting Return of the Jedi is.
Where one film ends in fire and tragedy, the other ends in nature and redemption. It’s like poetry, it rhymes.
Many say Rian Johnson ruined Luke in The Last Jedi.
The truth is TLJ drew directly from George Lucas’s own 2012 sequel trilogy treatment.
Here’s how it aligned on Luke.
@SantiSan1997@Mando3Updates Yes. And yet, films like lilo and stitch that have almost the same format as this one, are connecting more with kids (box office as evidence).
@retneysholocron I think they’re done with Luke and Anakin in a story post IX. But I’m down seeing them in the new rep era movie or more stories around that time, specifically with Luke.
I also sensed some conformism and shyness from the movie. While there’s the argument that it’s a film for all ages, I do think that Star Wars returns with a proposal that falls short of both its own legacy and the offer that the film itself wants to provide.