WHY DID LUKE SKYWALKER USE A BLUE LIGHTSABER IN STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI?

Via Ign.com:

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has encouraged plenty of discussion and debate among fans since it debuted in December, and while there are some aspects of filmmaker Rian Johnson’s narrative that remain open for interpretation — at least until Episode 9 is released — there’s one burning question that keeps coming up regarding Luke Skywalker’s spectacularly snarky showdown with Kylo Ren at the film’s climax.

Many viewers have questioned why Luke chose to use his father Anakin’s blue lightsaber — which was shattered in Kylo Ren’s fight with Rey just a few scenes earlier — in his confrontation with his nephew. After all, shouldn’t that have been an immediate clue to Kylo (and the audience) that Luke wasn’t really there?

IGN had the opportunity to discuss the film with Johnson recently, and we couldn’t resist posing the question to the writer-director himself. Naturally, the architect of The Last Jedi — and a brand new Star Wars trilogy — had a perfectly sensible answer that should put the debate to rest.

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