‘The Last Jedi’ Blasts The Heart Out Of Star Wars By Declaring War On The Past

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“The Last Jedi” transforms Star Wars from a space-superhero story into one consumed with what C. S. Lewis calls the “I’m-as-good-as-you” spirit. It’s a spirit all too common in our time, when “equality” is the sole remaining virtue, and young people rally to topple statues of historical figures about whom they know next to nothing.

In director Rian Johnson’s telling, everyone can become proficient in the Force with near-zero training or discipline, and without the insights of teachers who know it better. Youthful impetuosity is rewarded instead of chastened.

The fresh-faced heroine turns out to be a better pilot than Han Solo, a better mechanic than Chewbacca, and a better force-user and swordsman than her trained nemesis. Students are no longer stepping into a tradition bigger than themselves, discovering something mysterious and ancient, or submitting to “over a thousand generations” of established authorities. Neophytes dominate their legendary masters on both sides of the Force. There are no more extraordinary people in this new “Star Wars,” because the powers of a Jedi knight have become ordinary.


‘The Last Jedi’ Blasts The Heart Out Of Star Wars By Declaring War On The Past



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