Q&As About 'Star Wars': Would 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' have been way better if Luke actually was there for the fight, instead of just a Force projection of him?
Would Star Wars: The Last Jedi have been way better if Luke actually was there for the fight, instead of just a Force projection of him? A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack. - Yoda to Luke Skywalker, Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Questions like this, quite frankly, leave me cold. They reflect only the barest understanding of Star Wars, its mythos, its themes, and its character arcs. They also reinforce my opinion that the Expanded Universe (now called Legends) has an unhealthy grip on many Star Wars fans’ minds that makes them unable to understand the dynamics of the saga. Contrary to the oft-seen complaint that Kathleen Kennedy, Rian Johnson, and J.J. Abrams ruined Star Wars and that Luke Skywalker’s character was not written in a way that fits the “lore,” Star Wars: The Last Jedi did a great job at depicting a very human Luke who, despite his failure to properly restore the Jedi Knights to their original roles as