This review contains spoilers.
As the film begins, Rey is disappointed to find that Master Luke Skywalker, the purported “last Jedi” in the galaxy, has no intention of leaving the island where he’s been hiding out for years. He refuses to join the fight against the First Order, the sinister regime that rose from the ashes of the original Empire, or to train her, insisting that the ways of the Jedi should die with him. Rey reminds him too much of his talented nephew, Ben Solo, who trained as a Jedi with Luke but turned to the dark side, became the villainous Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), and killed his own father, Han Solo (Harrison Ford), in the previous episode. Luke’s perspective makes more sense as the story unfolds, though the lesson is a difficult one: even masters make mistakes, and even teachers have much to learn.
Directed by Rian Johnson
