Yes, not to get too much into a bashfest, but it was Mark Hamill himself who said he had to play his role in the Disney movies like a "Jake Skywalker" because he didn't feel like it matched Luke's character at all.
As far as real-world parallels, not to delve too much into politics, but I saw more than one person comparing the celebrations after the recent election results with the ending of ROTJ. Living in a quiet suburb, I didn't witness any such spontaneous parties myself, but I wouldn't have minded dancing with an Ewok at that moment.
My husband was born in 1976. He remembers a teacher giving his class a creative writing assignment in the lead up to ROTJ, having the students write their version of the movie. I guess she figured since everyone in the class was obsessed with Star Wars, she might as well use it as an opportunity. He wrote about how Luke killed Vader, having assumed that Vader was a lying bad guy. Those expectations certainly didn't ruin his enjoyment of the film, though kids are generally more easygoing about those sort of things. There's nothing wrong with speculating, but too-rigid expectations can definitely lead to trouble.
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Date: 2020-11-20 03:32 am (UTC)As far as real-world parallels, not to delve too much into politics, but I saw more than one person comparing the celebrations after the recent election results with the ending of ROTJ. Living in a quiet suburb, I didn't witness any such spontaneous parties myself, but I wouldn't have minded dancing with an Ewok at that moment.
My husband was born in 1976. He remembers a teacher giving his class a creative writing assignment in the lead up to ROTJ, having the students write their version of the movie. I guess she figured since everyone in the class was obsessed with Star Wars, she might as well use it as an opportunity. He wrote about how Luke killed Vader, having assumed that Vader was a lying bad guy. Those expectations certainly didn't ruin his enjoyment of the film, though kids are generally more easygoing about those sort of things. There's nothing wrong with speculating, but too-rigid expectations can definitely lead to trouble.