What is the real reason behind Luke Skywalker's aversion to technology?
Mark Hamill has had an illustrious career, but the actor's portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars universe is at the center of his most memorable contributions to cinema. The actor is something of a Twitter icon, and often imparts his Jedi wisdom by engaging with fans of the franchise, sharing his political views and and more.
From sharing memes to behind-the-scenes Star Wars secrets, Mark Hamill has done it all...but even after 24 years, there are some theories that have managed to escape his attention. The newest one places focus on Luke's inability to see things when aided by technology.
All About Luke Skywalker's Problem With Technology
On Twitter, @reverendmatty discussed a sequence of similar events in the 1997 film, A New Hope, where Luke Skywalker is unable to see anything that is happening when aided by some sort of technology.
As seen in the screenshots from the films, Luke clearly has a bit of a technology problem. He struggles with the Stormtrooper helmet and a set of binoculars, and even the blast shield helmet!
It's actually meant to protect the eyes from plasma explosions or any other space activities involving bright lights and even allows a certain amount of visibility, but Skywalker clearly states he can't see anything while wearing it.
Matt wrote to Twitter, "How did it take me so long to notice this?! The entire movie #StarWars [A New Hope] is about how Luke Skywalker can't SEE anything using technology. At the end he turns off his computer, relies on himself, and eyeballs the shot that destroys the scariest technology of all."
Mark Hamill was totally caught off guard by this theory, and his reply says it all. He wrote: "How did I not see this until now?"
Star Wars fans too were surprised at never noticing this detail before!
@mattiojelly wrote "It’s almost like the force didn’t want him to get too attached to technology."
@brotherd66 shared, "So basically the entire movie is about regaining trust in your own humanity in a universe dominated by technology."
@zenducky compared Luke with his father, Darth Vader. "An interesting flip from his father. Who the more technology he embraced the further corrupted by darkness and despair he became."