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The Jedi Legacy: Failure or Redemption?
Luke
Lesson two. Now that they're extinct, the Jedi are romanticized, deified. But if you strip away the myth and look at their deeds, the legacy of the Jedi is failure. Hypocrisy, hubris.
Rey
That's not true!
Luke
At the height of their powers, they allowed Darth Sidious to rise, create the Empire, and wipe them out. It was a Jedi Master who was responsible for the training and creation of Darth Vader.
Rey
And a Jedi who saved him. Yes, the most hated man in the galaxy. But you saw there was conflict inside him. You believed that he wasn't gone. That he could be turned.
Luke
And I became a legend. For many years, there was balance, and then I saw... Ben. My nephew with that mighty Skywalker blood. And in my hubris, I thought I could train him; I could pass on my strengths. Han was... Han about it, but... Leia trusted me with her son. I took him, and a dozen students, and began a training temple. By the time I realized I was no match for the darkness rising in him, it was too late.
Rey
What happened?
Luke
I went to confront him, and he turned on me. He must've thought I was dead. When I came to, the temple was burning. He had vanished with a handful of my students, and slaughtered the rest. Leia blamed Snoke, but... it was me. I failed. Because I was Luke Skywalker. Jedi Master. A legend.
Rey
The galaxy may need a legend. I need someone to show me my place in all this. And you didn't fail Kylo. Kylo failed you. I won't.
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Manipulation and Power in Leadership
Supreme Leader Snoke
Tied on a string indeed, General Hux. Well done. The Resistance will soon be in our grasp.
[to General Hux]
Hux
Thank you, Supreme Leader.
[leaves the throne room]
Snoke
You wonder why I keep a rabid cur in such a place of power? A cur's weakness, properly manipulated, can be a sharp tool. How's your wound?
[to Kylo Ren]
Kylo Ren
It's nothing.
[through damaged vocabulator]
Snoke
Hmm. The mighty Kylo Ren. When I found you, I saw what all masters live to see: Raw, untamed power... and beyond that, something truly special. The potential of your bloodline. A new Vader. Now, I fear I was mistaken.
Ren
I've given everything I have to you... to the dark side.
Snoke
Take that ridiculous thing off. Yes... there it is. You have too much of your father's heart in you, young Solo.
[referring to Ren's helmet; Ren takes off his helmet, revealing his bandaged facial scar]
Ren
I killed Han Solo. When the moment came, I didn't hesitate.
Snoke
And look at you, the deed split your spirit to the bone. You were unbalanced, bested by a girl who had never held a lightsaber! YOU FAILED!!!!! Skywalker lives! The seed of the Jedi Order lives. As long as he does... hope lives in the galaxy. I thought you would be the one to snuff it out. Alas, you're no Vader. You're just a child... in a mask.
[Ren tries to attack Snoke, but he blasts Force lightning into the ground which ricochets into Ren, blasting him back; the Praetorian guards draw their weapons in response]
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The Rise of the First Order
Opening crawl
The FIRST ORDER reigns. Having decimated the peaceful Republic, Supreme Leader Snoke now deploys his merciless legions to seize military control of the galaxy. Only General Leia Organa's band of RESISTANCE fighters stand against the rising tyranny, certain that Jedi Master Luke Skywalker will return and restore a spark of hope to the fight. But the Resistance has been exposed. As the First Order speeds toward the Rebel base, the brave heroes mount a desperate escape....
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Understanding the Force: A Lesson in Balance
Rey
Master Skywalker, we need you to bring the Jedi back because Kylo Ren is strong with the dark side of the Force. Without the Jedi, we won't stand a chance against him.
Luke
What do you know about the Force?
Rey
It's a power the Jedi have that lets them control people and... make things float.
Luke
Impressive. Every word in that sentence was wrong. Lesson one. Sit here, legs crossed. The Force is not a power you have. It's not about lifting rocks. It's the energy between all things, a tension, a balance that binds the universe together.
Rey
Okay. But what is it?
Luke
Close your eyes. Breathe. Now... reach out.
[Rey closes her eyes; Rey takes a deep breath; Rey literally reaches her hand out and Luke, after a moment's disbelief, starts tickling her hand with a leaf]
Rey
I feel something!
[gasps, feeling the tickle]
Luke
You feel it?
Rey
Yes, I feel it!
Luke
That's the Force!
Rey
Really?
Luke
Wow, it must be really strong with you!
Rey
I've never felt any... Ow! You meant, reach out, like-- I'll try again.
[Luke smacks her with the leaf; closes her eyes]
Luke
Breathe. Just breathe. Reach out with your feelings. What do you see?
Rey
The island. Life. Death and decay, that feeds new life. Warmth. Cold. Peace. Violence.
Luke
And between it all?
Rey
Balance. An energy. A Force.
Luke
And inside you?
Rey
Inside me, that same Force.
Luke
And this is the lesson. That Force does not belong to the Jedi. To say that if the Jedi die, the light dies, is vanity. Can you feel that?
Rey
There's something else... beneath the island. A place. A dark place.
Luke
Balance. Powerful light, powerful darkness.
Rey
It's cold. It's calling me.
[Rock beneath her starts to crack]
Luke
Resist it, Rey. Rey? REY! You went straight to the dark.
[no response; no response; no response; Rey snaps out of the vision]
Rey
That place was trying to show me something.
Luke
It offered something you needed. And you didn't even try to stop yourself.
Rey
But I didn't see you. Nothing from you. You've closed yourself off from the Force. Of course you have.
Luke
I've seen this raw strength only once before, in Ben Solo. It didn't scare me enough then. It does now.
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Strategic Response to Snoke's Death
Hux
What... happened?
Ren
The girl murdered Snoke. What happened?
[surveys the room; looks out a window to notice half of the ''Supremacy'' floating away]
Hux
She took Snoke's escape craft.
Ren
We know where she's going. Get all our forces down to that Resistance base, and let's finish this.
Hux
Finish this"? Who do you think you're talking to? You presume to command my army? Our Supreme Leader is dead! We have no ruler!
Ren
The Supreme Leader is dead!
[angrily Force chokes Hux and brings him to his knees]
Hux
Long live the Supreme Leader.
[choking]
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Discovery of the Last Jedi Texts
Luke Skywalker
Who are you?
Rey
I know this place.
Luke
Built a thousand generations ago to keep these. The original Jedi texts. Just like me, they're the last of the Jedi religion. You've seen this place. You've seen this island.
Rey
Only in my dreams.
[whispering]
Luke
Who are you?
Rey
The Resistance sent me.
Luke
They sent you? What's special about you? Where are you from?
Rey
Nowhere.
Luke
No one's from nowhere.
Rey
Jakku.
Luke
All right, that is pretty much nowhere. Why are you here, Rey from nowhere?
Rey
The Resistance sent me. We need your help. The First Order has become unstoppable–
Luke
Why are you here?
Rey
Something inside me has always been there... but now it's awake, and I'm afraid. I don't know what it is, or what to do with it, and I need help.
Luke
You need a teacher. I can't teach you.
Rey
Why not? I've seen your daily routine. You are not busy.
Luke
I will never train another generation of Jedi. I came to this island to die. It's time for the Jedi... to end.
Rey
Why? Leia sent me here with hope. If she was wrong, she deserves to know why. We all do.
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Confronting Isolation and Connection in Conflict
Rey
I thought I'd find answers here. I was wrong. I've never felt so alone.
[having returned to her hut after her ordeal in the Mirror Cave]
Ren
You're not alone.
Rey
Neither are you.
Luke
STOP!!!
Rey
Is it true? Did you try to murder him?!
[turns to Luke]
Luke
Leave this island, now!
Rey
Stop... STOP! Did you do it?! Did you create Kylo Ren?! Tell me the truth.
[knocks Luke down in the back of the head with her quarterstaff; the two proceed to fight each other along the cliffside until she gets the upper hand, forcing Luke into submission with Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber]
Luke
I saw darkness. I sensed it building in him. I'd seen it in moments during his training. But then I looked inside, and it was beyond what I ever imagined. Snoke had already turned his heart. He would bring destruction and pain and death, and the end of everything I love because of what he will become, and for the briefest moment of pure instinct, I thought I could stop it. It passed like a fleeting shadow, and I was left with shame and with consequence. And the last thing I saw were the eyes of a frightened boy whose Master had failed him.
Rey
You failed him by thinking his choice was made. It wasn't! There's still conflict in him. If he would turn from the dark side, that could shift the tide. This could be how we win.
Luke
This is not going to go the way you think.
Rey
It is. Just now, when we touched hands, I saw his future. As solid as I'm seeing you. If I go to him, Ben Solo will turn.
Luke
Rey... don't do this.
Rey
Then he is our last hope.
[shows Luke his father's lightsaber]
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Confrontation Between Ren and Luke
Ren
Did you come back to say you forgive me? To save my soul?
Luke
No.
Luke
I failed you, Ben. I'm sorry.
Ren
I'm sure you are! The Resistance is dead! The war is over, and when I kill you, I will have killed the last Jedi!
Luke
Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong. The Rebellion is reborn today. The war is just beginning. And I will not be the last Jedi.
Ren
I'll destroy her...and you...and all of it.
Luke
No. Strike me down in anger, and I will always be with you. Just like your father.
[extinguishes his lightsaber]
Ren
No...
Luke
See you around, kid.
[his Force projection fades away]
Ren
NO!!!
[turning to see that the Resistance has escaped]
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Confrontation of Truth in the Force Connection
Ren
Why is the Force connecting us? You and I?
Rey
Murderous snake! You're too late! You've lost! I've found Skywalker!
Ren
Did he tell you what happened? The night I destroyed his temple, did he tell you why?
Rey
I know everything I need to know about you.
Ren
You do? Oh, you do. You have that look in your eyes, from the forest. When you called me a monster.
Rey
You are a monster.
Ren
Yes, I am.
[pauses]
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Letting Go of the Past
Ren
It's time to let old things die. Snoke, Skywalker, the Sith, the Jedi, the Rebels; Let it all die. Rey... I want you to join me. We can rule together and bring a new order to the galaxy.
Rey
Don't do this, Ben. Please, don't go this way.
[starting to tear up]
Ren
No, no. You're still holding on! Let go! Do you want to know the truth about your parents? Or have you always known? And you've just hidden it away. You know the truth. Say it. Say it.
[quickly calms down; Rey continues to tear up]
Rey
They were nobody.
[tearfully]
Ren
They were filthy junk traders, who sold you off for drinking money. They're dead in a pauper's grave in the Jakku desert. You have no place in this story; you come from nothing. You're nothing... but not to me. Join me. Please.
[he extends his hand towards Rey]
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A Fading Hope in the Galaxy
Connix
Our distress signal's been received at multiple points, but no response.
Commander Larma D'Acy
They've heard us, but no one's coming.
Leia
We fought till the end. But the galaxy has lost all its hope. The spark... is out. Luke...
[Leia lowers her head in defeat but then she and the others present notice a hooded figure approaching her in the command center, who turns out to be Luke Skywalker]
Leia
I know what you're gonna say. I changed my hair.
Luke
It's nice that way. Leia, I'm sorry.
Leia
I know. I know you are. I'm just glad you're here at the end.
Luke
I came to face him, Leia, and I can't save him.
[referring to Kylo Ren]
Leia
I held out hope for so long, but I know my son is gone.
Luke
No one's ever really gone.
[Luke hands Leia Han's gold dice, then stands and kisses her on the forehead and goes to leave to confront Kylo Ren, passes 3PO who nods to him]
C-3PO
Master Luke...
[Luke winks at him]
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Confronting Family Dynamics in Conflict
Rey
I'd rather not do this now.
Ren
Yeah, me, too.
Rey
Why did you hate your father? Do you have something? A cowl, or something you could put on? Why did you hate your father? Give me an honest answer. You had a father who loved you! He gave a damn about you!
[Ren turns around shirtless]
Ren
I didn't hate him.
Rey
Then why?
Ren
Why" what? "Why" what? Say it.
[pauses]
Rey
Why did you... why did you kill him? I don't understand.
[sobbing]
Ren
No? Your parents threw you away like garbage.
[seeing something inside Rey]
Rey
They didn't!
Ren
They did, but you can't stop needing them. It's your greatest weakness. Looking for them everywhere, in Han Solo, and now in Skywalker. Did he tell you what happened that night?
Rey
Yes.
Ren
No. He'd sensed my power, as he senses yours, and he feared it.
Rey
Liar.
[stunned at what she just heard]
Ren
Let the past die. Kill it if you have to. That's the only way to become what you were meant to be.
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Betrayal and Destiny in the Face of Conflict
Snoke
I did not expect Skywalker to be so wise! We will give him and the Jedi Order the death he desires. After the Rebels are gone, we will go to his planet and obliterate the entire island. Such spunk. Look here now. The entire Resistance on those transports. Soon, they will all be gone. For you, all is lost. Oh, still that fiery spit of hope? You have the spirit of a true Jedi! And because of that... you must die. My worthy apprentice, son of darkness, heir apparent to Lord Vader. Where there was conflict, I now sense resolve. Where there was weakness, strength. Complete your training, and fulfill your destiny.
[Rey tries to use the Force to take Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber, but Snoke uses it to hit her on the head; uses the Force to move Rey toward the viewport to show her the Resistance transport ships being destroyed one by one; Rey uses the Force to take Ren's lightsaber; Rey charges at Snoke with Ren's lightsaber. Snoke picks her up with the Force and she lands in front of Ren. His lightsaber spins around and stops in front of him; uses the Force and turns Rey toward Ren]
Ren
I know what I have to do.
[picks up his lightsaber]
Rey
Ben...
Snoke
You think you can turn him? Pathetic child, I cannot be betrayed. I cannot be beaten. I see his mind: I see his every intent. Yes. I see him turning the lightsaber to strike true! And now, foolish child, he ignites it... and KILLS HIS TRUE ENEMY!!!
[laughs; without Snoke knowing, Ren uses the Force to face Anakin's lightsaber toward him]
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The Future of the Jedi Order
Luke
So, it is time... for the Jedi Order to end?
Yoda
Time, it is... hmm, for you to look past a pile of old books, hmm?
Luke
The sacred Jedi texts!
[distraught]
Yoda
Oh? Read them, have you?
Luke
Well, I...
Yoda
Page-turners, they were not. Yes, yes, yes. Wisdom, they held, but that library contained nothing that the girl Rey does not already possess. Ah, Skywalker... still looking to the horizon. Never here! Now, hmm? The need in front of your nose!
[pokes Luke with his cane]
Luke
I was weak. Unwise.
Yoda
Lost Ben Solo, you did. Lose Rey, you must not.
Luke
I can't be what she needs me to be.
Yoda
Heeded my words not, did you? "Pass on what you have learned." Strength, mastery, hmm... but weakness, folly, failure, also. Yes, failure, most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is. Luke... We are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters.
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