DIY VIRAL
The author Chris Snelgrove
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Star Wars fans had a lot of hate for the sequel trilogy for many reasons, but none as bitter as the portrayal of Luke Skywalker. It was cruel to watch this hero of the rebellion as a burned-out monk, and it was especially hard to watch the revelation that Kylo Ren did not descend into evil. indeed start until Luke was tempted to kill his nephew. It seemed wildly out of place, but Yoda himself actually predicted the worst part of the Star Wars sequels, warning Luke that “once you start down the dark path, it will dominate your destiny forever”.
Luke, Yoda and the Dark Path
Before he met Yoda (and well before the Star Wars sequels were in production), Luke Skywalker's Jedi training was a long weekend with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Fortunately, Kenobi's own little Jedi Master gave Luke a more comprehensive education, including warning him that even one step towards the Dark Side could ruin his destiny forever. However, we see Luke take several steps down a dark path, and most fans don't realize that his murderous thoughts about Kylo Ren are the result of these earlier mistakes.
Perhaps Luke's first step down the dark path was his failure in the cave of Dagobah The Empire strikes backwhen he took up arms (literally choosing violence despite Yoda's warnings) and fought the phantom Darth Vader who turned out to be Luke (a clear warning that he is in danger of becoming his father). Luke also abandoned his training to help Han, Leia and Chewbacca, despite Yoda's warning that doing so would “destroy everything they've fought and suffered for”.
And inside Return of the JediEmperor Palpatine successfully encourages Luke to try to kill him after stating that “hate is in you now”. When Vader blocks the killing blow, Luke directs his anger at his father, making it clear in the script that he “is aware that he is using the Dark Side.
Luke doesn't listen
So what does this history lesson have to do with Yoda's words and the most controversial element of the Star Wars sequels? In short, a Jedi Master warned Luke knew that following the dark path would lead to a dark destiny, but that wasn't enough to stop Luke from doing so. Years later (as we learn The Last Jedi), in a moment of weakness, Luke is tempted to kill the young Ben Solo because he believes that “Snoke had already turned his heart,” and that Ben “will bring destruction, pain, death, and the end of everything I love because of what he will become.
Rey has to tell Luke, “You let him down, thinking his choice was made,” echoing Luke's own thoughts about Vader. Return of the Jediinsisting that “he is still conflicted”. Of course Kylo Ren was good and his redemption helped Rey defeat Emperor Palpatine in the end. The Rise of Skywalker. The famous Jedi Master Luke Skywalker were clearly wrong in their assessment of Ben Solo, and the simplest explanation for this is that Yoda was right: his fate in the Star Wars sequels was still “dominated” by those earlier mistakes from the original trilogy.
While Yoda's dark prophecy may explain Luke's controversial options, that explanation is unlikely to sway Star Wars fans who hated the sequel trilogy. No matter how well motivated the character change is, seeing a passionate character transformed into a nihilistic burnout is never fun. Together, we can just hope for it Disney will do better in the future and that their first steps down the path of a dark sequel trilogy will not forever dominate the fate of this franchise.
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