During Episode 7, Abrams setup Luke’s lightsaber, which is also Anakini’s lightsaber, as a sort of relic. This is not just a weapon--it is an icon. A symbol. A piece of a larger mythological story. Abrams was right to portray the lightsaber in such a lofty light.
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Some random thoughts about The Last Jedi...
The characters never change. One of the main aspects of any story is that the characters develop. The sum of a character needs to be more at the end of the film than at the beginning. After all, the point of any story is to tell...well...a story that is interesting and has value.
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