Discussion: Luke Skywalker/Mark Hamill

Darth_Awakened wrote:Is this Miss Aphra a new official candidate to be SkyMum?

CienaRee wrote:I've been wondering do you guys think it's OOC for LUke to devote all of his time to searching fothe old Jedi lore and FS people?I know that as the last Jedi he had a huge responsability to pass on what he's learned but it seems like such a huge change in his character after the OT has shown how his emtions tend to get the better of him like when eh risked his life to save Han and Leia and later his father.Obviously we don't know much about his life post-Endor and it would be ver interesting to learn more about him after TLJ and episode 9 come out but I still find ti kind of strange that he wouldn't spend more time with Han and Leia (and little Ben)who are his only family after he neraly died trying to reddem his father because of how much he loved him.I mean like I said we don't know much about his relationship with them so I don't want to judge prematurely but it seems like the EU did a better job of establishing a family unit between the Skywalker-Solo families even after Luke became a Jedi(but then again I haven't read that many EU novels so I might be wrong and it looks like the OT3 were constantly invovled in some kind of a war in contrast to canon where they had years of peace).

shii405 wrote:For me, how Luke Skywalker is placed on the poster, means something big will happen to him, or Luke will cause a huge turn of events in TLJ. Back when the original big3 was announced to be joining the cast, I immediately thought Luke's role = Yoda's role, the protagonist's master. But it seems like TLJ will also contain a continuation of Luke Skywalker's journey as a Jedi. He will not be just a Yoda II. I'm guessing that Luke might not even had the chance to teach Rey much. FO might arrive earlier than we expect.

Pls correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel that the marketing is promoting Luke as an anti hero, so far. Not so "light." Am I the only one who feel this way? Not sure if marketing does it on purpose or not.

Can't wait to see Mark's Oscar-winning performance! I really hope he do win it! First actor from Star Wars franchise to win Oscar, go Mark!

Birdwoman wrote:@DarthRen,
I am excited about the same thing. I am hoping for a more complex Luke possibly...maybe a little dark and unhinged? I can't wait to see what happened between him and Kylo? I still honestly think this will be the big reveal in 8. Not who Rey's parents are but why Ben turned and how Luke might have played a big part in that also. Not necessarily intentionally though....I expect that Rey possibly gaining sympathy for Kylo because of what happened between Luke will be the other surprise. I can also see that as a big surprise to the general audience and even the long time fans.

Piper Maru wrote:In The Art of the Force Awakens there's a concept of art of Luke morphing into a Snoke-like creature. I always thought it was odd.

cnunn wrote:Rian has a really interesting challenge with Luke in TLJ. Since they are really establishing him as being polar opposite from how he was in the EU, they almost have to throw diehard fans a bone of some kind, either with a really awesome lightsaber duel (I'm hoping with Snoke, or at least the Knights of Ren). Either way, my money is on Luke searching for some kind of old Jedi manuscripts on how to defeat Snoke. I really want super-awesome Jedi master Luke to be hiding under the surface of the grumpy old man that he looks to be, lol.

BUT, that doesn't explain the weirdness that he was up to pre-TFA, and in the Bloodline book. Something weird was going on with him, and I'm dying to know what it is.

Lucina wrote:I just found this interesting post on reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarsspeculation/comments/6zq67f/what_primitive_mythology_tells_us_to_expect_from/

Thought it was worth sharing!

Spoiler:

Luke is most likely wracked with grief and guilt over how he couldn't foresee or prevent Ben's fall and how all of his other students died.

My money is that he thinks the Light and Dark Side practitioners cannot exist without the other, similar to how Batman always has to contend with the Joker. Neither ever truly wins; the vanquished always returns. Maybe he thinks that by exiling himself, he can break from the cycle.

His journey will lead him to realize that, regardless of the evil that can arise in the face of a prevailing good, he has a duty to stand against it; that a world without Batman is worse than a world with Batman and the Joker.

Oh you are so close!

Darth_marshmallow wrote:I’ve just watched the recent episode of Collider Jedi Council. They want to see Luke igniting the green lightsaber sooooo bad. They always repeat that Rey is the hero of the Sequel Trilogy but I have an impression they really want Luke to save the day.
I also have a feeling that Luke might die in TLJ. I remember during last year celebration panel, Mark Hamill was saying how people always ask him if he and Carrie are like siblings in real life. He said that they fight all the time, they’re not speaking to each other for years and that he would defend her with his life. A hidden spoiler?
The GA expects Leia to die due to Carrie’s passing away. What if it’s Luke who dies, sacrificing himself to defend Leia and leaving no choice to Rey and Kylo, the last remaining force users, but to team up in order to deal with Snoke