Message from @King Canuck
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then don't do that then?
don't write it like that?
He never intended to leave.
Which is a douchebag move on Luke's part but it's how it was written.
two small changes and this is fixed
luke lifts the x-wing out of the water after his talk with yoda (and yoda *doesn't* use the force to summon lightning, that's stupid), and leave R2 behind with him after he requests it
there is no way that R2 and Luke cannot repair the ship that they used for decades
even if it's only a temporary fix
In the time that they need, I doubt it. And plus, this trilogy's point is to hand it off to the new generation.
Would you prefer Obi-Wan not sactifice himself to the force and instead tag along as daddy gandalf?
sure, but there is no reason not to have luke there in the flesh
no, but obi-wan took direct action and died *there* from that action
luke went home, sulked, jerked off, and then decided he'd meditate or something see if that works, and then dies
one of those things has a bit more weight than the other
Obi-Wan's death was to help Luke escape the death star, to escape Vader
he laid down his life to save this farm boy
Luke's death is him deciding he'll skype kylo and then kill himself
Luke had lost all faith in himself, because he had failed to prevent the rise of the next dark lord. Rey helped him regain some of that faith so he used his tremendous amounts of force powers to taunt Kylo and buy time.
Here's another angle.
again, there is 0 reason why that couldn't have been done in the flesh
luke should have been cut down by kylo in person
Luke made a point that there's this huge legend about him out there, but his life wasn't nearly as good as the legends would have you say. Him appearing as an untouchable holographic projection adds to how legendary he is.
that's a gay reason
If Kylo *had* killed him, it would've
A) sent Kylo further to the dark
B) Made Luke a mere mortal
Luke *was* a mere mortal
instead, Kylo can't kill the past he wants to, and Luke's legend is made more legendary.
Luke is, but his legend isn't.
It's that whole hope thing the movie tlaked about near the end.
that's all he wanted to be
he was a Jedi, but he wasn't this invincible thing
Also, we're totes gonna have force ghost luke later
he never taught her lesson 3
Luke wasn't after fame and glory.
Why would he care about being a legend?
right, because the legend of Obi-Wan was diminished when he *dueled the most evil man in the galaxy on board of the most destructive superweapon in history to save a farmboy*
oh wait, it wasn't
The galaxy may not even know much of Obi-Wan anymore
Luke's legend wouldn't have suffered from him facing kylo mano el mano
most would presume he died during order 66
and after that a shitload of jedi stories got purged
also, luke never even taught rey lessons 1 and 2
luke didn't teach rey shit
fuck tlj nothing happens