First of all, full disclaimer: if he is, then, well, I’ll look foolish. And hate JJ Abrams. But, as detailed below, I really, really doubt it.
There’s much buzz around the internet lately, and by lately
I mean since the first Episode VII trailer came out last year, about the Force
Awakens. Which makes sense, it’s arguably the most anticipated movie...ever?
And certainly projected to be a blockbuster behemoth. Moreover, very rarely do
we have a pop culture movie that seems *important* - but this does. Important
to the fans, important to cinema, important to anyone who values the story from
the Holy Trilogy (I don’t hate the prequels, but that’s a discussion for
another day). But, now, those values are under attack – attack by
sensationalist journalists and the people who share their articles. The most
outrageous of these claims? That Luke Skywalker is the villain in The Force
Awakens. Why? Why would someone make that claim? Who would think to create a
theory so maligned with the original movies?
Read more after the jump...
Who, I’m not sure. The “Why” seems
to be rooted in the fact that Luke is not in the trailers and Kylo Ren has
Vader’s helmet. Here’s why that’s all wrong, to stop sharing that story, and
Luke is NOT the villain in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Luke *is* in the trailer.
See? See that? That’s Luke. He’s right there. I guess it could
*not* be Luke, and just some other guy in a robe with a robot arm who hangs out
with R2-D2. I know that’s *possible*. But is it likely? No. Not at all.
Kylo Ren is played by a different actor...
As you can see, that is not Mark Hamill. That is Adam
Driver. Adam Driver is playing Kylo Ren. Mark Hamill is playing Luke Skywalker.
They are different actors. This isn’t difficult.
DRIVER IS IN THE TRAILER TOO!
LOOK?! SEE?! Even if all those costly photoshoot photos are
merely a ruse, you can clearly see the back of Kylo Ren’s unmasked head in the
trailer and it is *totally Adam Drivers head*. Jeeze.
Snoke? I dunno no Snoke.
“Okay, so he’s not Kylo Ren...but what if he’s Snoke? The
other bad guy?” No. See Andy Serkis? He’s playing Snoke. See all that
equipment? Unless he’s undergoing mo-cap to look like Mark Hamill, which
wouldn’t make sense because Mark Hamill is alive and well and *in the movie*,
Snoke is not Luke. Even if they share the last two letters of their name. Let’s
be real. Plus, Snoke is the one speaking over the very first trailer “The dark
side...and the Light.”
Luke turning bad is the plot to Return of the
Jedi and it DID NOT HAPPEN
Remember Return of the Jedi? Remember that one? Luke’s arc,
the plot of the movie, the conclusion of the trilogy, the moral of the story,
was that Luke *did not go bad*. He comes close. But the Emperor failed. Luke
was a Jedi, like his father Anakin was. That, plus Vader’s redemption, are the
conclusion of the two biggest character arcs in the trilogy. Making Luke the
bad guy would completely undo every moral and message the first trilogy
represented. Not only wouldn’t it make sense, it would be damaging.
#contractuallyobligatedfacialhair
Last shaved on 10/22 after final day of my 2nd #TheFlash (which airs 12/8 #XmasTrix), just in time for Ep VIII-whew! https://t.co/UNsPDaqFT2
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) November 23, 2015
Why else would he need the beard? The contractually
obligated beard that he’s growing out in time for Episode VIII but had to keep
for VII? The one that makes him LOOK LIKE A JEDI? C’mon.
This picture, which has not yet been debunked.
‘Nuff said....
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