Hot Toys The Last Jedi Luke Skywalker 1/6 Figure

[Adam1138]

Is anyone still going to buy this figure? For me it represents nothing of the character that I associate with Luke Skywalker.

 

[subzro]

I loved it overall, much more tha TFA. It actually gave me that same feeling when i 1st watched SW back in 77. It was something new, different and completely unexpected. I am happy they did not take the easy way and just remake ESB. Sure there are things i hated but there are things i hate in all the SW films.

 

[pixletwin]

Is anyone still going to buy this figure? For me it represents nothing of the character that I associate with Luke Skywalker.

Yep. Gonna buy it.

 

[TonTon]

Is anyone still going to buy this figure? For me it represents nothing of the character that I associate with Luke Skywalker.

I'm keeping my order. I think the figure looks excellent and even if someone doesn't like TFA or TLJ, having an incredible sculpted version of the older characters is pretty awesome even if you have to disassociate it with the movie and it becomes your legends version of the character. Still think Han is the stronger sculpt of the two, but Luke is looking better than the TFA version.

 

[evenflow]

I hated the movie but plan on keeping this. Only thing I am buying from this tragedy.

 

[dukefett]

Did he use any of the little accessories in the movie? I can't think of a scene where he did.

 

[KerotanFrog]

Yup buying it. Love this version of Luke and thought the movie was brilliant.

 

[Amanaman]

SW ended in 1980.

 

[DarkChocobi]

Yup buying it. Love this version of Luke and thought the movie was brilliant.

Have some milk to celebrate ur PO

 

[SilverStar17]

Did you honestly not pick up on the repetition (er - "parallels") before though?

I mean when Disney first announced a sequel trilogy, wouldn't the first thought on Luke be to make him disillusioned and in exile (Ben beard and Yoda's hut amidst mud and nature) given that Disney wanted to get rid of the old heroes (sorry, "pass the torch",) and doing what they did just seems obvious.

Being that I haven't seen the film yet, no.

However, I did half expect Luke to be in more less of a mentor role in the ST in general and didn't expect the OT again where he's front and center.

 

[potatoes212]

I think it's because people go into expecting x, y, and z to happen/happen a certain way, and when it doesn't work how they thought, they're disappointed. When you see it a second time, your mind has the rough layout of the story and you can appreciate what's there.

This happened to me with TFA. I was waiting the entire movie for Luke to show up and I missed appreciating the entire movie and all the characters. I was upset the first time, but then I rewatched it and loved it.

THIS exactly - I managed my hype and expectations this time and let it all sink in. Once I saw it a second time, there are amazing breaks from "tradition" and then parallels to the OT. This Luke Skywalker - salty and pessimistic hermit was amazing, purchase justified!

 

[stshammgod]

I thought he'd used this before setting off for Crait.

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First thing I thought of was that!

 

[KerotanFrog]

Have some milk to celebrate ur PO
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CHEERS!

 

[KerotanFrog]

SW ended in 1980.

Can you really consider yourself a star wars fan if you haven't liked anything in over 37 years...? It's more like you enjoy these two old sci-fi movies from a long time ago. I don't mean to offend, I'm genuinely curious.

 

[ajp4mgs]

Is anyone still going to buy this figure? For me it represents nothing of the character that I associate with Luke Skywalker.

I genuinely want to better understand what the specific source/cause of the objections to TLJ Luke's character is. I understand being disappointed that Luke in TLJ has changed since the original trilogy. I can understand the desire to see the character portrayed the exact same way as before. But I'm having trouble understanding the feeling that the character permanently changed on a fundamental level. If you, or anyone, could pinpoint specifically how you feel Luke permanently changed at the core of his character, I would really appreciate it.

An hour into TLJ, I almost walked out of the theater. I never thought I'd be tempted to do that during any Star Wars movie. But it was the intrigue of the evolution of Luke that kept me there, and it was seeing the hero re-awakened that made me feel satisfied with the movie overall (though the first half has parts that I will never forgive). The Luke I knew from the OT was young, kindhearted, full of hope, impulsive, impatient, and mastering the jedi arts while having a long way to go in understanding jedi philosophy. The Luke I saw in TLJ is older, kindhearted, cynical, less impulsive, a complete master of the jedi arts, and with a much deeper understanding of jedi philosophy (though still not complete). And by the end, the cynicism had partially given way to hope again, and the hero had returned.

Same with Han in Force Awakens. When we met Han in ANH, he was a selfish and carefree smuggler. After sacrifices and years of battling on the side of light, he had endured enough disappointment, heartache, tragedy, and personal loss to abandon the rebellion/resistance and try to return to a life as a carefree smuggler. Who could blame him? He saw that all his effort just ended up with the circumstances going right back to where they started. It took Rey's mention of Luke, and Maz telling him to get back in the fight (among other deeper reasons), to bring Han back to the cause.

In TLJ, we see Luke do much the same. After all his sacrifices, the Empire just morphed into the First Order, and the Dark Side had again threatened to take family away from him to serve their conquests. Guilt-ridden, and despaired, he returned to what is essentially his life as an isolated farmboy. No matter how hard he tried to fight it, the Dark Side would just bring everyone right back to the same place all over again. I can see anyone (even Luke) losing hope. But, like Han, he got the encouragement he needed to get back in the fight.

In spite of their abandoning the greater struggle in pursuit of recapturing their less painful old lives, both Han and Luke got back to being heroes. I didn't feel that Luke lost the core of his character. And the hope he did lose, he got enough of it back to kick some *** again. Where am I going wrong, or what devastating change of core principles in Luke's character am I missing? I'm willing to hate this movie as much as most here if I'm just not seeing something that others are. I won't mind admitting being wrong, or having missed something others didn't. I just want to understand.

 

[Sithblade]

First thing I thought of was that! [emoji38]

Great minds [emoji6]

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[SilverStar17]

Is anyone still going to buy this figure? For me it represents nothing of the character that I associate with Luke Skywalker.

I did. And perusing through the thread, it seems many others have as well and/or are considering it.

I genuinely want to better understand what the specific source/cause of the objections to TLJ Luke's character is. I understand being disappointed that Luke in TLJ has changed since the original trilogy. I can understand the desire to see the character portrayed the exact same way as before. But I'm having trouble understanding the feeling that the character permanently changed on a fundamental level. If you, or anyone, could pinpoint specifically how you feel Luke permanently changed at the core of his character, I would really appreciate it.

An hour into TLJ, I almost walked out of the theater. I never thought I'd be tempted to do that during any Star Wars movie. But it was the intrigue of the evolution of Luke that kept me there, and it was seeing the hero re-awakened that made me feel satisfied with the movie overall (though the first half has parts that I will never forgive). The Luke I knew from the OT was young, kindhearted, full of hope, impulsive, impatient, and mastering the jedi arts while having a long way to go in understanding jedi philosophy. The Luke I saw in TLJ is older, kindhearted, cynical, less impulsive, a complete master of the jedi arts, and with a much deeper understanding of jedi philosophy (though still not complete). And by the end, the cynicism had partially given way to hope again, and the hero had returned.

Same with Han in Force Awakens. When we met Han in ANH, he was a selfish and carefree smuggler. After sacrifices and years of battling on the side of light, he had endured enough disappointment, heartache, tragedy, and personal loss to abandon the rebellion/resistance and try to return to a life as a carefree smuggler. Who could blame him? He saw that all his effort just ended up with the circumstances going right back to where they started. It took Rey's mention of Luke, and Maz telling him to get back in the fight (among other deeper reasons), to bring Han back to the cause.

In TLJ, we see Luke do much the same. After all his sacrifices, the Empire just morphed into the First Order, and the Dark Side had again threatened to take family away from him to serve their conquests. Guilt-ridden, and despaired, he returned to what is essentially his life as an isolated farmboy. No matter how hard he tried to fight it, the Dark Side would just bring everyone right back to the same place all over again. I can see anyone (even Luke) losing hope. But, like Han, he got the encouragement he needed to get back in the fight.

In spite of their abandoning the greater struggle in pursuit of recapturing their less painful old lives, both Han and Luke got back to being heroes. I didn't feel that Luke lost the core of his character. And the hope he did lose, he got enough of it back to kick some *** again. Where am I going wrong, or what devastating change of core principles in Luke's character am I missing? I'm willing to hate this movie as much as most here if I'm just not seeing something that others are. I won't mind admitting being wrong, or having missed something others didn't. I just want to understand.

Good analyses of both characters. Similar arc to Batfleck in BvS, in my opinion.

 

[FlyAndFight]

As far as picking up this figure...

Spoiler

...I'll wait for the inevitable parts breakdown and pick up a loose robe to display crumpled on a flat stone base.

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

Is anyone still going to buy this figure? For me it represents nothing of the character that I associate with Luke Skywalker.

Not seen the film yet (going Thursday) but I've ordered him. Need an Old Luke for my collection and I like this version/look better than TFA one.

 

[Adam1138]

I genuinely want to better understand what the specific source/cause of the objections to TLJ Luke's character is. I understand being disappointed that Luke in TLJ has changed since the original trilogy. I can understand the desire to see the character portrayed the exact same way as before. But I'm having trouble understanding the feeling that the character permanently changed on a fundamental level. If you, or anyone, could pinpoint specifically how you feel Luke permanently changed at the core of his character, I would really appreciate it.

An hour into TLJ, I almost walked out of the theater. I never thought I'd be tempted to do that during any Star Wars movie. But it was the intrigue of the evolution of Luke that kept me there, and it was seeing the hero re-awakened that made me feel satisfied with the movie overall (though the first half has parts that I will never forgive). The Luke I knew from the OT was young, kindhearted, full of hope, impulsive, impatient, and mastering the jedi arts while having a long way to go in understanding jedi philosophy. The Luke I saw in TLJ is older, kindhearted, cynical, less impulsive, a complete master of the jedi arts, and with a much deeper understanding of jedi philosophy (though still not complete). And by the end, the cynicism had partially given way to hope again, and the hero had returned.

Same with Han in Force Awakens. When we met Han in ANH, he was a selfish and carefree smuggler. After sacrifices and years of battling on the side of light, he had endured enough disappointment, heartache, tragedy, and personal loss to abandon the rebellion/resistance and try to return to a life as a carefree smuggler. Who could blame him? He saw that all his effort just ended up with the circumstances going right back to where they started. It took Rey's mention of Luke, and Maz telling him to get back in the fight (among other deeper reasons), to bring Han back to the cause.

In TLJ, we see Luke do much the same. After all his sacrifices, the Empire just morphed into the First Order, and the Dark Side had again threatened to take family away from him to serve their conquests. Guilt-ridden, and despaired, he returned to what is essentially his life as an isolated farmboy. No matter how hard he tried to fight it, the Dark Side would just bring everyone right back to the same place all over again. I can see anyone (even Luke) losing hope. But, like Han, he got the encouragement he needed to get back in the fight.

In spite of their abandoning the greater struggle in pursuit of recapturing their less painful old lives, both Han and Luke got back to being heroes. I didn't feel that Luke lost the core of his character. And the hope he did lose, he got enough of it back to kick some *** again. Where am I going wrong, or what devastating change of core principles in Luke's character am I missing? I'm willing to hate this movie as much as most here if I'm just not seeing something that others are. I won't mind admitting being wrong, or having missed something others didn't. I just want to understand.

I have really enjoyed reading your response to my question and I'm really pleased that you can process what happened to Luke's character in TLJ in a way that doesn't leave you feeling frustrated and angry.

For me right from the first scene that Rey and Luke we're in things started to contradict everything "I" thought Luke stood for. From throwing the light sabre behind him and walking off, to sounding defeated on all aspects of hope. Luke used to never give up in believing that there is good in all of us and that good would ultimately bring peace and balance to the galaxy. Surely if you believe and we're indeed vindicated by those beliefs ( Vader ) then why would he suddenly think just because a pupil in his training class was turning dark, that he wouldn't be able to turn him away from the dark side and back into the light and good side of the force. This along with the constant puppet interruptions, puppet fish, puppet nuns! Puppet alien cows!! CRING!! Just was not the Luke that I grew up with. And then he turned into some sort of Neo character for the end fight scene?!

Like I've said I'm glad you can process the film in the way you have. I'm afraid that I can't. But that maybe my problem with all of this. Maybe I'm taking Star Wars too seriously for my own good.