STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Director Rian Johnson Offers A Perfect Explanation For The Movie's Biggest Plot Hole

@Himura - Except his explanation sounds perfectly sound and plausible.

@Canon108 - oh please, share these massive plot holes oh wise one. Enlighten us with your superior intellect.

@Canon108 -

Luke wanted to turn Vader because Vader was his father. He had a hero worship of his father thinking he was killed by Darth Vader. When he found out he may be able to redeem his father he made his mission to do so. He also saw what damage the dark side could do first hand.....being scorched by lightning can do that to you....and knowing that his father turned to the dark side and helped kill millions.

Luke was by himself trying to train the new Jedi. He was not even a Jedi master. Hell he wasn't even a Jedi until the end of Return of the Jedi when he faced Vader the 2nd time. When he sensed the immense power and darkness within Kylo Ren he thought about killing Ben........but he didn't TRY to kill Ben. If you actually watched the movie you will see that from Ben's perspective Luke was trying to kill him. But Luke's story was different. He ignited his light saber thinking about stopping the evil and then chose not to, but Ben woke up and saw him holding his light saber and overreacted....hence...his dark side took control.....which is what Luke was afraid of in the first place.

Kylo Ren has a connection with Darth Vader's lightsaber. It's like a guy who grew up with his father's 57 Chevy which is lost in accident. Then when he sees a 57 Chevy like his father's it stirs up emotions and creates a connection. That is done in movies all the time.

X-Wing's don't have light speed. They have to be in the warp field of the bigger ships around them.
If you recall, the fighters in Attack of the Clones and Sith had to latch on to warp rings.

The horses that Finn and Rose saved were wild creatures and native to the planet. It is very easy to free them and let them run away. Where would the children go? Finn and Rose couldn't take the children with them and they would only slow them down. That's just common sense.

How do we know Rey isn't important? The only person who said her parents were just junkers was Kylo Ren, and he could have been lying to get her to join him. Luke himself even said he didn't sense the force this strong since Kylo Ren. That means Rey is important. She is a powerful force user.
You do realize there is an Episode 9 that will tell more of the story right?

Rey's connection to the force could have very easily been what called to her. Luke had blocked himself off from the force. Or....perhaps there IS a connection between Rey and Luke. She looks an awful lot like Padme Amidala. We don't know...but once again...it doesn't matter. She is VERY strong with the force and there is more story left to be told.

Just because you inferred something based on a trailer means nothing. There are scenes put in trailers that are not even included in movies, or alternate takes are used. This happens often. A trailer is a marketing tool and it did it's job. It got you to pay money to see the movie. The story in the MOVIE is what matters. The fact that you have your panties in a twist does not.

All that you mentioned are not plot holes. They are simply you nit picking a movie because you set your expectations in a different direction than the movie took you and that hurts your feelings.

Sorry....but it is what it is and that is a very solid movie with a very good story that takes the Star Wars universe into a very different direction and opens it up to a universe where ANYBODY may be force sensitive.

@ThePhantazm - my thoughts exactly. THIS is one of the biggest plot holes? HA. Ok, Josh. Whatever you say.