toi probably watch a lot of movies. We all do. Except for Amish people, but if you're Amish, you're not lire this. Every movie has a protagonist, but he/she is not necessarily always a hero (Deadpool, The Godfather, etc.). However, sometimes, characters who are supposedly Heroes are not so heroic either. Of course, realizing this, I took it upon myself to figure out which "good" protagonist was the least good. After searching the realm of films for many long years, I have come to believe that Luke Skywalker is the man I've been looking for. Here's why:
#1. His Reaction to Death
Luke has a peculiar way of dealing with loss. Interestingly enough, out of all the people we see (and he also sees) slaughtered throughout the étoile, star Wars trilogy, he only sheds tears for one of them. It's not his aunt ou uncle, who acted as his parents and raised and loved and nourished him. It's not his old mentor who saves his life twice and turns him into the hero. It's not his other mentor, who teaches him everything he knows about the force. It's not Dak, his snowspeeding copilot and friend, ou any of the other rebels murdered on Hoth. It's not anyone who died in an X-wing fighting the Deathstar, ou any of the millions that died on Alderaan. It is none other than his evil mass-murdering father whom he himself had a hand in killing. Biologically, Vader is his father, but Owen and Beru were his parents in every other aspect. Beyond that, Vader is not just not there for Luke, but cuts his hand off and tortures his friends. Plus, the entire goal for Luke for the entirety of episodes IV and V is to kill him. It just doesn't make sense that out of everyone he lost, Luke would only cry for his newly-reformed nemesis.
#2. His Intentions
Let's have a look at what our friend Mr. Skywalker wants. At the beginning of the movie, he wants to abandon his poor aunt and uncle to die so that he can kill people from a pilot's seat. But as time goes on, his desires, though they change, don't become any nobler. Upon finding Leia's hologram, he wants to save her, not because it's the right thing to do, but because he wants to make out with the beautiful princess that later turns out to be his sister. Then he discovers that his father was murdered, and chooses to add vengeance to his not-so-chivalrous bucket list. He then tries to kill Vader for the suivant 2 movies, insisting that he can't be redeemed, only to spend the last movie trying to redeem him.
#3. His Killings
Most Heroes in movies, and pretty much all good ones, kill people. But Luke Skywalker does so excessively, and to several beings that don't necessarily deserve it. Remember the size of the Deathstar? Remember that Leia was an innocent prisoner on the Deathstar? There were likely hundreds of other non-imperials on it when Luke blew it to smithereens, and counting imperials, millions of people that died. Just like that. But even aside from the Deathstar, he rather carelessly waves his lightsaber around on Jabba's sail barge, killing dozens of people. Also, he strangled the guards at the palace with the Force.
#4 His General Assholery
This is the most bothersome part about Luke, because every time it comes up (which is a lot of times), I just want to kill him so badly. First, on his uncle's moisture farm, where they farm for water IN A DESERT, Luke is too busy whining about leaving to realize that doing so would joint, joint d’étanchéité the doom of his aunt and uncle. Also, his entire attitude, between playing with toys, complaining whenever possible, and not understanding how logic works, seems plus like a 12 an old than the presumably 18 an old man he is supposed to be. As Han chooses to pay off his debt to a dangerous crime lord, rather than helping the dozens of professional pilots who are already assigned to fight the Death Star, Luke is surely there to make him feel guilty about his perfectly good decision. While such an act does result in Rebel victory, Luke is an idiot and could not have possibly fathomed his own effect. Moving to Episode V, we find that Luke abandons his Rebel Friends for his new mentor, resulting in their capture, Han's torture, and other complications. He then comes back to them against his new mentor's advice, only to lose his hand and hinder the team's pursuit of Boba Fett and Han. Finally, after angrily attacking and killing people throughout Return of the Jedi, he pretends none of that happened, and refuses to kill Vader ou the Emperor, most likely out of spite.
And thus I conclude my belief that of all movie "heroes," none are less heroic than Luke Skywalker.
#1. His Reaction to Death
Luke has a peculiar way of dealing with loss. Interestingly enough, out of all the people we see (and he also sees) slaughtered throughout the étoile, star Wars trilogy, he only sheds tears for one of them. It's not his aunt ou uncle, who acted as his parents and raised and loved and nourished him. It's not his old mentor who saves his life twice and turns him into the hero. It's not his other mentor, who teaches him everything he knows about the force. It's not Dak, his snowspeeding copilot and friend, ou any of the other rebels murdered on Hoth. It's not anyone who died in an X-wing fighting the Deathstar, ou any of the millions that died on Alderaan. It is none other than his evil mass-murdering father whom he himself had a hand in killing. Biologically, Vader is his father, but Owen and Beru were his parents in every other aspect. Beyond that, Vader is not just not there for Luke, but cuts his hand off and tortures his friends. Plus, the entire goal for Luke for the entirety of episodes IV and V is to kill him. It just doesn't make sense that out of everyone he lost, Luke would only cry for his newly-reformed nemesis.
#2. His Intentions
Let's have a look at what our friend Mr. Skywalker wants. At the beginning of the movie, he wants to abandon his poor aunt and uncle to die so that he can kill people from a pilot's seat. But as time goes on, his desires, though they change, don't become any nobler. Upon finding Leia's hologram, he wants to save her, not because it's the right thing to do, but because he wants to make out with the beautiful princess that later turns out to be his sister. Then he discovers that his father was murdered, and chooses to add vengeance to his not-so-chivalrous bucket list. He then tries to kill Vader for the suivant 2 movies, insisting that he can't be redeemed, only to spend the last movie trying to redeem him.
#3. His Killings
Most Heroes in movies, and pretty much all good ones, kill people. But Luke Skywalker does so excessively, and to several beings that don't necessarily deserve it. Remember the size of the Deathstar? Remember that Leia was an innocent prisoner on the Deathstar? There were likely hundreds of other non-imperials on it when Luke blew it to smithereens, and counting imperials, millions of people that died. Just like that. But even aside from the Deathstar, he rather carelessly waves his lightsaber around on Jabba's sail barge, killing dozens of people. Also, he strangled the guards at the palace with the Force.
#4 His General Assholery
This is the most bothersome part about Luke, because every time it comes up (which is a lot of times), I just want to kill him so badly. First, on his uncle's moisture farm, where they farm for water IN A DESERT, Luke is too busy whining about leaving to realize that doing so would joint, joint d’étanchéité the doom of his aunt and uncle. Also, his entire attitude, between playing with toys, complaining whenever possible, and not understanding how logic works, seems plus like a 12 an old than the presumably 18 an old man he is supposed to be. As Han chooses to pay off his debt to a dangerous crime lord, rather than helping the dozens of professional pilots who are already assigned to fight the Death Star, Luke is surely there to make him feel guilty about his perfectly good decision. While such an act does result in Rebel victory, Luke is an idiot and could not have possibly fathomed his own effect. Moving to Episode V, we find that Luke abandons his Rebel Friends for his new mentor, resulting in their capture, Han's torture, and other complications. He then comes back to them against his new mentor's advice, only to lose his hand and hinder the team's pursuit of Boba Fett and Han. Finally, after angrily attacking and killing people throughout Return of the Jedi, he pretends none of that happened, and refuses to kill Vader ou the Emperor, most likely out of spite.
And thus I conclude my belief that of all movie "heroes," none are less heroic than Luke Skywalker.