How do you find the poseability with this figure?
The fat-padding limits not only the torso articulation, but also the forward thigh movement somewhat, and since the neck and head are one piece, the tilt isn't what you might want it to be, although as a collector whose priority is a figure's photogenic qualities, I much prefer the one-piece head and neck, and if you combine the torso crunch and the neck articulation, it does still give you a pretty decent range of looking-up and looking-down movement.
I'm on the fence about buying. The movie ruined (i.e. Rian-ed) the Star Wars legacy (for me)...
I consider
The Last Jedi to be simultaneously the best and worst
Star Wars movie of all time. For me, Rey remains an iconic, intriguing, compelling, and brilliantly-acted character despite the poor pacing of her arc. (Like MCU's Doctor Strange, much of my problem with her would be fixed with a simple "Five Years Later" card if the writers insist on not taking the time to actually show us the character's training).
And unlike most people who grew up with Luke Skywalker, I adore his arc in
The Last Jedi, not least because I always appreciate a narrative risk (I loved the Mandarin twist in
Iron Man 3, for example), and it is partly because of the risks it takes that
The Last Jedi ultimately has something to say in a way that these movies seldom do. (Benicio del Toro's character and Kylo Ren both have some lines of dialogue that undercut the ostensible honor of conflict in a way I found rather rousing.)
Also, the two movies in Disney's trilogy are simply the best-looking movies to ever carry the
Star Wars name; the combination of practical effects and CGI has really come together in a beautiful and satisfying way that not only puts the prequels to shame but even surpasses the aesthetic of the original trilogy by a wide margin, for my money.
That said, I hate the way
The Last Jedi handled Finn. He has been reduced to such uninspired comic relief that I was relieved during his suicide run, because at least his character would finally achieve some gravitas... but of course they ruined that with Rose's interference. Rose was at best an undeveloped non-entity, and their story together was lumbering. Poe Dameron remains a boring blank, and now that Carrie Fisher is gone it is particularly galling that neither of the two movies did much to develop or maximize her character.
I recently revisited
The Last Jedi on Netflix, skipping everything but the scenes involving Luke Skywalker, Rey, and Kylo Ren... that was a nearly perfect little film (for me, at least), but man, nearly everything I skipped was an embarrassing misstep.
But setting aside all that, I always like an aged take on an iconic character, so while I dig
The Last Jedi's approach to Luke Skywalker, I pursued this figure simply because the notion of Old Luke fires my imagination; my photos (when I finally get around to capturing them!) will not attempt to emulate scenes from
The Last Jedi. Instead, they will concern other adventures Luke had between
Return of the Jedi and
The Force Awakens. (Another movie that is seriously flawed but which I love).
That’s a good idea to conceal wrist joints though.
