Mark Hamill Admits He Was Wrong About His Initial Reaction To Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Like a lot of traditional Star Wars fans, Mark Hamill has expressed a bit of disappointment over the direction writer/director Rian Johnson took Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi.

Luke has always been a presented with a lawful good alignment in the Star Wars franchise – the Jedi has always been just and kind and upright. A lot of fans, including Hamill, felt pained that Johnson would write the character in a different way, turning Luke into a bitter and flawed old man in The Last Jedi.

While the Star Wars legend still doesn't want to think that the version of Luke that Johnson wrote is the same Luke he's been playing for years, Hamill does however admit that he was wrong about not accepting The Last Jedi's Luke.

"I've had trouble accepting what he saw for Luke, but again, I have to say, having seen the movie, I was wrong," the actor told IMDb in a recent interview.

Though Hamill didn't initially agree with Luke's arc, he did understand that the trajectory needed to be taken in the recent sequel trilogy installment.

"I think being pushed out of your comfort zone is a good thing, because if I was just another benevolent Jedi, training young padawans...we've seen it, and no one can do it better than Alec Guinness and I shouldn't even try," Hamill said.

And Hamill is right. Though fans are uncomfortable seeing the mistakes that Luke's made, this version of Luke seems more human than anything else, and it's a wonderful thing to see in The Last Jedi.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is currently screening in cinemas.

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