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They were probably waiting for Episode IX to do the big Mother/Son reunion stuff but obviously with Carrie's passing, that won't be on the cards.
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Yes, there was an article in Vanity Fair how IX was supposed to be Leia's but now
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Part of the reason why Ben Solo is now Kylo Ren is because he felt personally abused by a family member, so this seems kind of ironic.   |
That is ironic. I don't remember Ben saying that.
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I feel like the only person on the internet who felt that Luke Skywalker's character was respected in this movie.
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He was shown to be a lonely, broken figure at the end of TFA so why people are acting so shocked about seeing him still on this trail of self-deprecation and negativity, I do not understand. He's spent 30 years mourning the loss of his nephew to the Dark Side, which he feels personally responsible for. I think it's actually impressive that he's not MORE miserable than what they show. 
Also, he gets a great kinda goodbye moment with his sister, AND he gets to have some last words with Ben, which was really the important part of the whole story.
The Force Projection in my opinion was a GENIUS move by Rian Johnson. It made sense. Luke knew he would be bested by Kylo's blasters the moment he confronted him, and he needed time to a) distract him from targeting Finn, Poe etc and b) have some meaningful last words with Ben before it was too late. That fight scene between Luke and Kylo is POWERFUL. Both visually and in how it's acted. The script is also eerie, when Luke tells him
"See ya around kid" - his reference to Ben's dad Han was another genius move by Rian. It's a way to let Kylo know, this isn't over. You can't do bad things without consequences and like Max von Sydow's character said,
"YOU CANNOT FORGET THE TRUTH THAT IS YOUR FAMILY." Kylo keeps trying to kill the Skywalker legacy, without realizing how much he actually depends on it himself.
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I just firmly feel that Luke would never have gone into exile in the first place. Even if he felt guilty and responsible he wouldn't abandon his sister and best friend in such a dire time. He'd stick around and fight back.
The Force projection was awesome. I agree there. I felt his last words were more like, "My Force ghost is going to visit you."
I can't even remember that line from Max von Sydow's character. I only saw TFA twice in 2015.
You can see how much I am not that into the sequel trilogy. I didn't even bother to do a rewatch before TLJ.
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1) Adam Driver's performance is top-notch Oscar worthy, in my opinion. Hope he is recognized at the Golden Globes, too. The incredibly layered performance he gives in this dual personality of Kylo Ren and Ben Solo is MESMERIZING and I'm proud that we have such a talented actor who was chosen to play both the lead villain and Han and Leia's son.  |
I would be very surprised if TLJ gets any nominations outside of special effects. There is a bias against Sci-Fi / Fantasy in the awards community. It is so, so rare for this genre to get nominated for the acting and best picture categories.
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I actually liked the scene so I don't see the issue people have with it, however TLJ was filmed, obviously, while Carrie was still alive and they've said they changed none of Leia's scenes in the editing room after Carrie's death, so I don't see how anything could be related to honoring her in TLJ other than the post-credit screen  |
I heard the same thing, that nothing was changed