by Daniel de Almeida e Silva
I saw this awesome piece of Star Wars fan art on r/imaginaryjedi and was blown away by it.
It shows a scene in the Millenium Falcon, where an older version of Anakin Skywalker's apprentice Ashoka Tano is activitating a Jedi holocron with the image of her former Master. Anakin's children Luke & Leia look on with different reactions to seeing the image of their father in his former glory as a Jedi knight. Leia & Han Solo's son Ben, who later becomes Kylo Ren, reaches out- already fascinated with his legendary grandfather.
This illustration alone is so thematically & emotionally immersive, that it makes the entire "The Last Jedi" movie seem relatively flat in comparison. I'm not one of the fans who thinks the sequels (Episodes 7 & 8 so far) have been a total let-down, but "The Last Jedi" especially seems lacking in the rich interconnected details of Star Wars lore. There are so many awesome possibilities for visual and situational storytelling in the Star Wars galaxy, but the sequels have been slightly-altered rehashes of the original trilogy.
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The sequels have been really lacking in the inclusion of Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader (who this entire saga is supposed to be about). Except for the scene in "The Force Awakens" where Kylo talks to Vader's helmet trying to channel his dead grandfather, there's really been no mention of Anakin at all.
I'm starting to see predictions & supposed leaks of Episode 9's details pop up online. The one thing I think is universally agreed upon by all fans is that Luke and Anakin have to figure into the plot in a major way, to wrap up the character arcs of the Skywalker Jedi.
Although I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the main Star Wars saga is concluded in a proper fashion. From what I've seen from the last 2 movies, I'm cautiously optimistic. The Star Wars Stories films were really good movies with quality fan service, so there is a chance the Disney will pull through and create a conclusion that lives up to The Skywalker Legend.
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