making luke skywalker a disillusioned old man who turned his back on the galaxy and worst of all his friends was such a bad take bc yes it could be happen. put that much trauma / burden / loss on a person and realistically theyβll lose their spark. want to run away and give up. but star wars is a story of HOPE. itβs characters are larger than life. luke skywalkerβs biggest superpower wasnβt his ability to use the force, it was his heart. he turned away from the jedi code for his friends. he brought his father back to the light with his love. the odds are never in the heroβs favor. they shouldnβt be able to win. the bad guy is stronger, the weight of responsibility is crushing, but the good guy prevails nevertheless. itβs not a character type that is supposed to be edgy or unpredictable or gritty. itβs meant to be a little cheesy and optimistic and hopeful. even when it seems impossible for them to be strong enough, they are. and they took that from us











