The last scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi calls back to one of the greatest moments in the Star Wars saga and means a lot more than it seems on the surface. Here’s an analysis of what that scene is based on, what it symbolizes, and what it sets up for Star Wars going forward.
Warning: full spoilers ahead!
The Last Jedi bucks the normal Star Wars trend of ending on a shot of members of the principal cast by closing out with a scene featuring an unnamed character we met earlier in the film. It was an unexpected move on writer/director Rian Johnson’s part, but it was one that pays off with great significance.
To recap, in the middle of the movie Finn and Rose received help from the children who care for the horse-like Fathiers and manage the stables in the city of Canto Bight. At the end of the movie, we see those same kids playing with makeshift toys, acting out an encounter with Luke Skywalker. Their taskmaster disrupts playtime and puts them back to work, and so one boy walks outside, casually summons a broom to his hand with the Force, and starts to sweep. Obviously it’s a big deal for a new Force-sensitive character to appear, which implies there’s a chance for the Jedi to return and so much more, but the truly special part of the coda, in a symbolic sense, is what happens next: the boy looks up at the stars and holds a long gaze.
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Warning: full spoilers ahead!
The Last Jedi bucks the normal Star Wars trend of ending on a shot of members of the principal cast by closing out with a scene featuring an unnamed character we met earlier in the film. It was an unexpected move on writer/director Rian Johnson’s part, but it was one that pays off with great significance.
To recap, in the middle of the movie Finn and Rose received help from the children who care for the horse-like Fathiers and manage the stables in the city of Canto Bight. At the end of the movie, we see those same kids playing with makeshift toys, acting out an encounter with Luke Skywalker. Their taskmaster disrupts playtime and puts them back to work, and so one boy walks outside, casually summons a broom to his hand with the Force, and starts to sweep. Obviously it’s a big deal for a new Force-sensitive character to appear, which implies there’s a chance for the Jedi to return and so much more, but the truly special part of the coda, in a symbolic sense, is what happens next: the boy looks up at the stars and holds a long gaze.
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