Mark Hamill from Star Wars on the importance of cutting the scene from Luke Skywalker

Star Wars Legend Mark Hamill is not afraid to voice his complaints when it comes to some of the questionable decisions made throughout the franchise.

But there was one of the original trilogy that particularly irritated him.

The actor was quite convinced that the original Luke Skywalker intro scene was cut from A new hope.

Fortunately, he’s now available to watch on Disney +, but Hamill believes he would have added an extra dimension to his character if he had been left in the movie.

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While appearing in a recent episode of Russo Bros. Pizza Film School (an Instagram Live series that Marvel directors started during the pandemic), Hamill talked about why the introduction of the cut, which sees Luke look up and witness Darth Vader’s assault on Princess Leia’s ship, before Going to the Tosche station is so important to establish the motivations and nuances of the character.

“There are a couple of things that are good for the character,” Hamill said. “No. 1, his peers outright ridicule him. So he’s not particularly cool or popular. Koo Stark is the only other female actress in the movie … and she calls me ‘Wormie’. So I’m not popular.

“And then I meet Biggs Darklighter, played by Garrick Hagon, and I say ‘Wow!’ You can see that we are good friends. He is dressed in an imperial uniform and I say: “Wow! That good! I can’t wait until I can get out of a planet’s dump and join you. ”

“And he takes me outside and says, ‘Luke, as soon as I get a chance, I’m going to jump off the ship and join the rebels.'”

He continued, “The only reason I’m interested is that Luke has no political persuasion. He thinks it’s great that he’s in the Empire! Luke wants to be in the Empire if he takes him off the farm! So he’s completely pure in that he doesn’t is politically motivated in no way, shape or form. ”

The idea that Luke doesn’t know anything better about the Empire is certainly an interesting detail, and it only serves to show how the truths we cling to largely depend on our own point of view. Furthermore, they had a massive genocide laser.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is available in DVD, Blu-ray and 4K now as well as in Disney +, Sky Cinema Premiere and NOW TV.

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