Star Wars: The Last Jedi Ending Explained | Den Of Geek

Before we move on from Luke’s death, I have to mention that Johnson sort of stretches the rules of what Force ghosts can and cannot due to the limit. For the most part, through 40 years of Star Wars lore, Force ghosts have been unable to interact physically with anything. But in The Last Jedi, Yoda seems to regain physical form and is able to light the tree with the old books on fire. Does this mean that Luke will also be able to regain some semblance of his physical form in The Rise of Skywalker? After all, I assume we’ve not seen the last of Luke in the Sequel Trilogy. His death is just too sudden, and his sacrifice too soon, for it to be the end of Skywalker. Besides, who will continue to guide Rey as she rebuilds the Jedi Order?

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The final moments of the film see the return of Rey, who uses the Force to clear the rocks blocking the hidden exit from the Rebel base. All of the heroes quickly board the Millennium Falcon and make their escape. But not before Rey has one final Force chat with Kylo – a brief one, which indicates that Rey is done trying to save Ben Solo. She closes the Falcon’s entry ramp on Kylo without a word.

One of the questions on fans’ minds in the lead up to The Last Jedi was how would Johnson handle Carrie Fisher’s sudden death and Leia’s exit from the franchise? While the director first tricks us with what will probably become one of the most controversial scenes in a Star Wars movie – Leia being blown out of the bridge of her ship and subsequently surviving the cold vacuum of space with a little help from the Force – we find out by the end that the general lives to fight another day. She smiles happily as all of her friends hang out in the Millennium Falcon – a shot reminiscent of Return of the Jedi.

Ultimately, The Last Jedi handles Fisher’s death by not addressing it at all. It remains to be seen if The Rise of Skywalker will give Leia a proper ending. If she does die during the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, the Resistance will need a new leader to guide them. This is probably why The Last Jedi spends so much time setting up Poe as the next leader of the rebellion.

The final scene of Episode VIII feels a little tacked on. We’re back on Canto Bight and one of the slave boys who was working on fathier stables is seen using the Force to pick up his broom. His nonchalant use of the Force – it’s VERY sudden – seems to indicate that the Force has awoken in more people across the galaxy in the wake of Luke’s sacrifice on Crait. The boy looks up at the sky, a ship flying off in the distance, and then down at his ring, which reveals a Rebel insignia.

What does this coda mean? Throughout the movie, Leia, Poe, Holdo, and the other heroes talk about inspiring more allies to join the fight. When they send out a distress signal from Crait, the Resistance is hoping that other systems will come to their aid. Only Luke answers, but that’s a huge boost to rebel morale and it’s likely that more freedom fighters are ready to join the war effort. The ring, which was passed down to the boy by Rose Tico, is a symbol of the growing spark of Rebellion, a Resistance renewed.