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You just proved my point tho. The only thing you can do with a character like Obi-Wan, Luke, and Rocky (etc), is by turning them into some trainer for some new person. It's BORING. In SW they can kill them off and turn them into force-ghosts. So it's cheaper/easier to do that. Whereas Rocky isn't force-sensitive, in a galaxy far far away. So for Rocky to be a trainer, Stallone actually gets to act right thru the movie. Has a meaty part.
But you can look at other movies in history....where the powerful good-guy as an older man, has a fall from grace, struggles thru something like alcohol, or whatever. THEN it's interesting again. Because they have to keep living, are fallible, your life never ends as such.
But in SW they've already unfortunately established this easy-out of turning a powerful Jedi into a force-ghost. Because intrinsically, a Jedi is a boring character anyway. Basically just a monk. They don't fornicate, drink, aren't greedy, etc. So what can you do with Jedis anyway? Whereas the Sith are far more interesting...they do EVERYTHING!
But you can look at other movies in history....where the powerful good-guy as an older man, has a fall from grace, struggles thru something like alcohol, or whatever. THEN it's interesting again. Because they have to keep living, are fallible, your life never ends as such.
But in SW they've already unfortunately established this easy-out of turning a powerful Jedi into a force-ghost. Because intrinsically, a Jedi is a boring character anyway. Basically just a monk. They don't fornicate, drink, aren't greedy, etc. So what can you do with Jedis anyway? Whereas the Sith are far more interesting...they do EVERYTHING!
Luke has already had his fall, has retreated to exile, and is currently struggling. Did you not see his expression at the end? It is interesting already. Nothing more needs to be added to make the current incarnation of Luke Skywalker interesting for episode 8. Because he doesn't drink or **** or show greed that doesn't make him interesting? Well that rules out 90% of Star Wars characters!
Surely you can acknowledge his current inner turmoil?
If you wanna cheer for the bad guys, that's alright, but you can do that without discrediting the number 1 good guy of the story, painting him as boring, stagnant, and nothing left to accomplish?
