Mark Hamill Thinks Last Jedi’s Tragic Ending Reflects The World Today

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After 41 years since Mark Hamill first appeared onscreen as Luke Skywalker in George Lucas ' originalStar Wars , the role player thinks the terminate ofStar Wars : The Last Jedireflects the world today . After saying goodby to Luke in last year’sThe Last Jedi , Hamill referred to this newfound connection between the film and the tangible world as"tragic . "

Over the course of four decades , Hamill portrayed Luke Skywalker in four feature of speech - length picture , plus a minor constituent ofThe Force Awakens . His latest depiction of the character was inRian Johnson ’s divisiveThe Last Jedi , in which Luke has substitute his traditional characteristic of Bob Hope and idealism forapathy and isolation . In the picture , Rey ( wager by Daisy Ridley ) tries urgently to convert Luke to train her , whileKylo Ren ( played by Adam Driver)and the rest of the First Order follow the remain appendage of the Resistance . Lukedoeseventually agree to educate Rey , but ultimatelyloses his own biography in the processwhile helping the Resistance bide time for their escape . Now , after reflecting on the many years he ’s pass as the character , Hamill has reached a uncheerful realization that tie all the room back to the originalStar Wars .

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While speaking withIGN , Hamill reflected upon the way of the macrocosm as it was in the late 1970s compared to how it is today . He explain that when he in the beginning took the part of Luke , he was as idealistic as the character ; and even though he never considered himself to be a method acting actor , he could n’t help but use a somewhat method approach to his performance when act Luke . When he take Lucas ' script , he compared its message to a general feeling of"peace and love,“referring to The Beatles as proponents and interpreter of this overall idea . That said , his air has changed since then , refer to his generation as a"failure"and society as"unquestionably worse now than it was then . “He articulate :

" It is tragic . I ’m not a method acting actor , but one of the techniques a method actor will use is to try and use real - life experiences to relate to whatever fictional scenario he ’s involved in . The only affair I could think of , given the screenplay that I read , was that I was of the Beatles generation—‘All You Need Is Love ’ , ‘ peace and passion ’ . I suppose at that time , when I was a teenager : ‘ By the clock time we get in power , there will be no more war , there will be no racial discrimination , and pot will be sound . ’ So I ’m one for three . When you opine about it , [ my generation is ] a failure . The world is unquestionably big now than it was then . "

Though Hamill is reflect on the negatively charged connexion between real sprightliness andStar warfare , he typically exude a far more convinced personality on social media . The actor actively engages with following on his personalTwitteraccount , and though the mass of his tweets are oftentimes politically - charged , his approaching is normally lighthearted . Even his ' About Me ' verbal description says,“Believe in yourself ! Work heavily , never give up & anything ’s potential ! OR : Kick back , relax & aim low : You ’ll never be disappointed … "

And despite the fact that Hamill does n’t look at himself to be a method actor , both his original and most recent portraiture of Luke tie into his off - cover personality of the moment . In the originalStar Wars , Luke is face with adversities , but embraces the future ; inStar war : The Last Jedi , Luke has all but give up , resorting to exile , rather of fighting the unspoilt fight . Still , though , if lifedoesimitate prowess , then perhaps there will bea " new hope " in Hamill ’s foreseeable future after all .