STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Standee Seemingly SPOILS A Major Character's Turn To The Dark Side

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Standee Seemingly SPOILS A Major Character's Turn To The Dark Side

IMAX has unveiled an exclusive standee for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and it may very well drop a pretty major spoiler about what's to come in the still very mysterious movie from director Rian Johnson.

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By JoshWilding - Oct 10, 2017 01:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
There's been speculation for a while now that Luke Skywalker could be tempted by the Dark Side in Star Wars: The Last Jedi but does this theater standee confirm those theories? As you can see below, IMAX has released an image of their display for the movie and it features both the Light and Dark sides of the Force. The question is, why exactly is the iconic hero featured on both of these displays? 

He certainly looks more than a little villainous in that shot on the right and it's interesting to see him there alongside Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma when his position is one you'd think Supreme Leader Snoke would be given. Chances are, though, that this is simply being done as a way to get us talking! 

Either way, a turn to the Dark Side for Luke would be interesting and was first teased back in Return of the Jedi. Like his father before him, Luke has always struggled with his impulses and while many fans would be upset to see him become the big bad of the franchise, it would certainly be...interesting! What do you guys think? Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.


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BaronZemo
BaronZemo - 10/10/2017, 1:33 PM
He's in both standees. Luke will probably try to master both sides. That's what he's talking about in the first trailer
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 10/10/2017, 1:39 PM
@BaronZemo - Exactly what I was thinking. Grey jedi, if I'm right.
Someone is just reading into things too much.
bcom
bcom - 10/10/2017, 2:06 PM
@BritishMonkey - It's a Josh Wilding article, he tries to turn everything into a tabloid style story.
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 10/10/2017, 2:15 PM
@BaronZemo - You got it. The whole problem with them seeking "the chosen one" in the prequel trilogy is it was never about eliminating one side. It's about balancing both. And not balancing in a "you have to be equal parts good and evil" but balancing in that there is opposition in everything and they must understand the dark to master the light. I think that's what Kylo Ren is actually trying to do (e.g. "finish what you started") but he can't control the dark (hence the hissy-fits).

Sorry, unnecessary rant. I agree. Luke is trying to bring true balance by mastering both, and his experiment failed with Ben Solo.
Nomi
Nomi - 10/10/2017, 2:27 PM
@BaronZemo - grey Jedi confirmed?
CyberBishop
CyberBishop - 10/10/2017, 2:40 PM
@BaronZemo - *looks at who published article* Well that says it all.. bcom is pretty spot on.
vincanss
vincanss - 10/10/2017, 3:02 PM
@bcom - which we then read, hence he's done a good job.
Origame
Origame - 10/10/2017, 4:35 PM
@BaronZemo - Or could be as simple as them really wanting to advertise Luke in the movie. It could literally tell us nothing about the plot.
BaronZemo
BaronZemo - 10/10/2017, 1:34 PM
And first, by the way
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 10/10/2017, 1:34 PM
Oh Luke. Luke what you've done! You need to have a long hard Luke at yourself in the mirror. I can't even Luke at you right now.
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 10/10/2017, 1:36 PM
But then again, Luke's can be deceiving.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/10/2017, 1:45 PM
@TheManWithoutFear -
Goddamn you man...You and your f*ckin puns! Shit's so bad, it's actually funny! :P
NotoriousWolf23
NotoriousWolf23 - 10/10/2017, 1:45 PM
@TheManWithoutFear - good ☝
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 10/10/2017, 1:54 PM
@Doomsday8888 @NotoriousWolf23
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 10/10/2017, 2:15 PM
@TheManWithoutFear - He's only going luke-dark though.
Knightrider
Knightrider - 10/10/2017, 1:37 PM
I can kinda see Luke realising that balancing the force isn’t about ending the sith, but finding balance between light and dark within yourself.
HulksPenis
HulksPenis - 10/10/2017, 1:50 PM
@Knightrider - THIS. This mother[frick]er right here gets it.
DetBullock
DetBullock - 10/10/2017, 2:38 PM
@Knightrider - OR he tried to balance the Force but failed because the dark side isn't really a side but rather the imbalance itself.
Eli
Eli - 10/10/2017, 3:43 PM
@DetBullock - Exactly, and that's from Lucas himself. The act of using the Dark Side IS the imbalance.

Frankly, even without the numerous explanations that Lucas has provided over the years, this concept is fairly self-evident by virtue of the heinously evil acts one must perform to access the full power of the Dark Side.

Balance=Good, Imbalance=Evil.

Fans of moral relativism, a convoluted EU, and head-canon have been trying to twist this element of Star Wars for years now...

Star Wars is at its core a fairy tale with clearly delineated good and evil sides, which is what makes Vader's redemption a unique element.
ODanil
ODanil - 10/10/2017, 1:40 PM
Nah... ma man Luke's just standing there..
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 10/10/2017, 2:16 PM
@ODanil - With a RED lightsaber. You should look up how those are made.
ODanil
ODanil - 10/10/2017, 3:22 PM
@ImmovableForce - you sould look at the thing and see that he's not holding any lightsaber;
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