Unused Star Wars: The Last Jedi Poster Hinted at Another Trick

Although more than a decade has passed since the start of theStar Warssequel trilogy, the films still spark debate among fans. Many agree thatThe Rise of Skywalker. Risingis the worst project in the trilogy, butThe Last Jedidivided the community.

The biggest complaint about Rian Johnson's film was that the image of Luke Skywalker did not meet audience expectations. InThe Force Awakensit was already shown that Luke exiled himself and essentially abandoned Jedihood, which limitedThe Last Jediin terms of character development. But fans still didn't like how Luke was portrayed as someone who had completely lost hope.

This makes sense, given that in the original trilogy his personality was largely defined by his undying hope and heroism. However, there were ways in which this approach could have worked better, as one of the unused posters for episode eight proves.

The Last Jedi wasn't clear on who the focus was

One of the biggest complaints fans have about specific decisions in The Last Jedi (besides Luke) is the emphasis on Rey rather than Luke. However, an unused movie poster shows that it goes beyond just nostalgia.

Rather, the plot of The Last Jedi was confusing. It wasn't clear whether Rey would be the focus. The poster shows the heroine handing a lightsaber to Luke. This implies that Luke will be in the spotlight again. But this is not so.

Luke has a great scene towards the end of the film when he fights Kylo Ren. Even then, he doesn't use a lightsaber in combat; it is just a projection of the Force. Outside of this scene, Luke's role is largely limited to training Rey, which was largely disliked by audiences.

Passing the lightsaber to Luke is an intriguing concept, especially because it positions Rey as the one passing the torch back to Luke.Although Luke returns to some extent in the game, the emphasis on Luke in the unused poster was dropped.

Now the Star Wars films are trying to move away from the beloved heroes.Starfighterwill introduce new characters.