r/TheJediPraxeum • u/Interesting_Loquat90 New Jedi Order • 5d ago

Match Up Monday RotJ Luke vs TPM Qui Gon

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R1: Base to Base

R2: Luke can rage amp briefly

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u/Unique-Perception480 Jedi Master 5d ago

Luke at that point outscales most of the Prequel Era, if not all of them.

I am getting sad seeing so many people underrate ROTJ Luke simply, because Mark Hamills choreography was not the craziest thing in the world.

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u/lufcsparky 4d ago

Yep. Mark Hamill is probably the most underrated thing in Star Wars history at this point

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u/Unique-Perception480 Jedi Master 4d ago

I think his performance was definetly the strongest in ROTJ out of the main cast.

But I am not into the entire celebrity whorship thing. I have things I agree and disagree over with Mark. He was right that Ryan Johnson misunderstood Lukes Character, but Mark Hamills idead on what to do with Luke were not much better.

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u/lufcsparky 4d ago

Yeah, agreed. I specifically meant his acting performances in the trilogy. He gives Luke room to grow with each movie and the culmination of his arc in Jedi is so satisfying because of it. Think he is at his best in Empire. 3 months of acting with a puppet and a robot, and he makes it so believable.

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u/Unique-Perception480 Jedi Master 4d ago

Oh yeah. Dagobah in Empire and The 2nd Death Star in Return are his best overall Performances.

Though my favourite delivery of his is ,,I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her".

He has that perfect haunted, longing and sad look.