Star Wars: Frank Oz Defends Last Jedi's Version of Yoda

Frank Oz defendsStar Wars : The Last Jedi’sversion of Yoda . One of the most talked - about scenes in Rian Johnson ’s polarizing moving-picture show saw the honest-to-goodness Jedi Master turn back to share one final mo of wisdom with his prized school-age child , Luke Skywalker . Their conversation help underscore one of the movie ’s primary theme ( loser ) and ultimately served Luke ’s character arc . Heeding Yoda ’s Holy Scripture , Luke choose to become the hero the Resistance ( and Rey ) postulate and cement his status as a astronomical legend mass will blab about for years to come .

Like most element inThe Last Jedi , there was a het up debate over the Yoda scene . Some institute it to be an worked up and profound reunion between instructor and student , while others take issue with sure aspects . Comedy runs through the chronological sequence , with Yoda cracking himself up as he burn down the first Jedi tabernacle with a deadbolt of lightning . The portrayal of the character did n’t seat well with a rope of viewers , butOz did n’t see any problem with it .

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Taking to Twitter to respond to a fan who felt Yoda was"out of character"inThe Last Jedi , Oz come to the moving picture ’s denial by cite his"intimate knowledge of who Yoda is . “In Oz ’s psyche , Johnson ’s Yoda was in line with what was previously established . Check out his post in the infinite below :

Oz has play Yoda several meter since 1980’sThe Empire Strikes Back , so it ’s good to say he has a deep understanding of the character . While it ’s true Yoda ’s initial action inEmpirewere design as a test to judge Luke , the Jedi ’s always had a bit of a sense of humor as a defining trait . When he was staring last in the face duringReturn of the Jedi , he was still able to crack a joke about his strong-arm coming into court , and inAttack of the Cloneshe had no qualms about fluff Obi - Wan in front of a class of child . destruct the tree ( to demonstrate a point ) and his smooth-spoken literary literary criticism about the Jedi texts are just the latest examples of that risible run . And it ’s deserving mentioning Yoda was n’t a slapstick caricature for his office ; much of his dialogue was serious and rang straight to the role ’s previous lesson .