IS THIS ALL A PLOT OF LUKE SKYWALKER?
Force Awakens is all about Luke Skywalker, even though he
doesn’t actually appear until the last minute and doesn’t say a word. But the
first line of the crawl is “Luke Skywalker has disappeared”. The movie is,
effectively, all about him. He is the key.
We know that is a given, so perhaps all the (seemingly)
random events of Force Awakens are part of Luke’s overall plan. Remember what
happened in Return Of The Jedi when Luke tried to break Han out of Jabba’s
palace?
There was a seemingly random series of events, some of
which could have ended tragically, but it all came together eventually to see
Luke and his friends triumphant.
Is this what is happening in the new trilogy?
Let’s look at the evidence.
A mysterious man just “happens” to have the missing piece
of the map to Luke’s whereabouts on the same planet where Rey has been left and
where the Millennium Falcon is waiting. And Han Solo and Chewie are loitering
in the system nearby to save them when they break out.
Sure, that’s could just all be a coincidence …
Then we have R2D2, who is powered down but wakes up at
just the “right” moment. Remember, R2D2 was one of only two people who knew
Luke’s full plan to take out Jabba.
Who was the other? Lando Calrissian. Strange, perhaps, to
trust someone who had just betrayed Han and Leia to Vader but Lando knew what
was going on, when even Leia was apparently kept in the dark. (I can’t see her
agreeing to Luke’s plan and putting herself in that dodgy bikini for Jabba’s
enjoyment).
And where does Lando come into all of this? Well, is he
perhaps Finn’s father?
Finn is a mysterious character, who is able to show up at
just the right moment to save the day. He displays no apparent mastery of The
Force but plenty of skill with blasters and ship lasers. He can appreciate
really good flying and has a mix of self-preservation and bravery that sums up
Lando pretty well.
We know Luke trusts Lando and it follows that Lando
trusts Luke. Was it enough to give up one of his sons and place him into the
Stormtrooper program? I think so.
Now, it could be that Finn is just a random character. But
I think not. His lack of lightsaber skill and ability with The Force seemingly
rules out a relative of Mace Windu. So I’m thinking Lando is his dad. And it
means Finn is perfectly placed to help the others out.
Then we come to Rey.
Surely she is either the daughter of Han and Leia (thus
Ben/Kylo Ren’s sister) or maybe Luke’s daughter. She has an uncanny ability to
fly and massive power within The Force. That’s a big tick either way.
She was obviously placed on Jakku for a reason. Likewise,
the map was placed there for a reason. And Leia sends Poe there at exactly the
right time? Maybe, or maybe it’s all part of a plan.
Talking of Leia, did she send Han out to die? She tells
him to “bring our son home”. She had to have known that Ben/Ren wasn’t going to
turn away from a life of evil that easily. But killing your father is a big
step, one that will surely return to haunt Ben/Ren. Was that perhaps the first
rock that starts the avalanche and propels Ben/Ren back to the light?
Would she sacrifice the love of her life to get back her
son? Hell, yes!
Now, obviously we shall find out the answers to these
questions, and more, in the next two films.
Meanwhile, keep an eye on those bulletin boards to see
who is listed for guest roles in Eps 8 and 9. If Lando’s back, then I reckon I’m
right …
