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On a somewhat related note, one thing I CAN say about Disney's vision is that they fundamentally fault to understand who/what Luke Skywalker's character is supposed to be, and what the entire point of his arc was.

Like, the ENTIRE point of his arc in the OT was him being everything his father and the Jedi overall failed to be. Starting from the same place, with the same problems, but growing up and out of them. Making the correct choices where his father failed. Redeeming the fallen, rather than condemning them. Realizing that love and attachment are vital to the compassionate life Jedi are supposed to lead. Saving his father, and leading the future of the jedi down a better, more holistic path. Like, that was his ENTIRE purpose as a character. Yes, it makes him a bit of a "superman." But... there's nothing intrinsically wrong with that, especially qith the way the narrative is structured.

Disney was so hell bent on the modern trend of "corrupting the past" that they've basically thrown all of that out. He immediately falls into the EXACT SAME stupid dogma of the jedi of the past, drops his savior/redeemer qualities, and loses everything that made him distinct. Modern Luke barely even qualifies as a character with an arc, anymore; his entire purpose in the universe is to be a stepping stone in other people's stories (Rey's and Vader's) rather than having a story of his own.