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RFR: The Last Jedi Review Show #5 (Patreon)

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2017-12-30 04:49:42
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Paul Bateman joins us for a deep, down-and-dirty breakdown of THE LAST JEDI to wrap up another great year for STAR WARS and RFR. Paul always provides an educated and passionate analysis, and his review of Episode VIII is no exception! We discuss and debate everything Paul liked and disliked about the film, we talk about the polarizing effect it’s had on the STAR WARS fanbase, and we dig deep underneath the surface of what this latest chapter of the saga has to offer. Plus, interview highlights of Rian Johnson talking about some specific details of THE LAST JEDI, Instructions for how to blow up The Death Star at midnight on New Year’s Eve, Jeremy Meadows from Nissan talks about his experience at THE LAST JEDI red carpet premiere, and our final giveaway of the year, courtesy of the Stance Star Wars Collection. 


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Jaime Moellman

Luke throwing the lightsaber-It's meant to show us Luke's disrespect for all the things that meant so much to him before. Right after we see his x-wing submerged. He has lost all faith in himself and his legend, his legacy. It's supposed to be like a punch in the gut. Also this is in the hero's journey it's described in a hero with a thousand faces

Scott Armstrong

This is my interpretation: When Luke confronted Kylo at the academy, Kylo had already turned and been corrupted. Luke sensed that. The killing of the students and the burning of the temple would have happened anyway. Luke should have killed him. After all that happened, Luke realized the only way to truly defeat the Sith, is to end the Jedi.

Paul F. McDonald

I loved the saber toss. That set the tone perfectly, and it's gotten a laugh about every time I've seen it. I submit, after two years of rabid speculation, any dialogue, regardless of the content, would have been completely weird and weighty and disappointing for that scene. No formal exposition would have worked there, so RJ wisely pulled the rug out from under us and established the big theme of this movie. Not only is there the somber and serious side to spiritual practice, but also the flippant and irreverent side. I realize Luke was genuinely depressed, but that was TOTALLY Zen master stuff. Great episode, but after this many years of listening to and adoring the A-team, it is a bit of a bummer they're suddenly struggling to interpret this film ...

Sunscryer

Both times I've seen the film, the saber toss got a big laugh. I think the problem Paul is having with the portrayal of Like is that he's not the Luke from the old EU. Erase all of that EU stuff and what are you left with? A farm boy who was able to defeat a broken down Vader. But what else did he accomplish? What other amazing things has Luke ever really done? He didn't even defeat the emperor. I think TLJ presents a Luke that was, deep down, still just that scared farm boy who saw his failure with Kylo as proof of his secretly held belief that he wasn't as great as all the praise he got. He was insecure, deep down. And that makes me love him even more, because it makes him Just a human doing the best he can, just like the rest of us.