Returning to the thread to bring up something I've read that isn't so much a spoiler, but rather a revelation about screen time, and I don't know how I feel about it. I wanted to gauge everyone's thoughts, because I could see this being a huge gripe come December, and I really do think it's something a lot of people, including myself, would want to know in advance (at least in the most general terms). Apparently...
Mark Hamill has only ONE scene.
And (diving slightly more into spoiler territory) it's the final scene of the movie. More of a tease for Episode VIII than anything else. It's still the same premise we've come to know - a search for Luke Skywalker - but instead of them finding him at the end of the second act or whatever, and Luke being involved in the climax to some degree, Daisy Ridley's character instead apparently delivers Luke's long lost lightsaber to him in the final scene... and that's it.
If this is true - which it definitely seems to be - will you feel somewhat cheated? Do you think people will be pissed off? Again, Luke is definitely a presence throughout the movie - he's always being talked about and referred to - but there's a chance he may not even have an actual line in the movie. Which kind of seems crazy to me.
That said, the movie itself could more than make up for his absence, and if set up properly, I could see it being one of the coolest endings/teases ever, setting up a heavy Luke Skywalker in presence in Episode VIII, which could be more than enough.
So, yeah, I'm 50/50 on this, with hope that it could actually end up being pretty awesome. That said, I'm still afraid this is going to be a huge gripe we're never going to hear the end of come December.
