The Luke vs Rey Duel...

https://the123movies.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi/

You can watch it here at 1:17:50.

Any notion Rey beat Luke is just... wrong.

They sparred. Rey attacked Luke as Luke blocked. Luke disarmed Rey. Rey pulls out a lightsaber.

Lol were people saying Rey beat Luke?

No surprise. He is a lot weaker than expected, but people are far too harsh on him even considering that.

Yeah it's pretty obvious that Rey didn't beat him. Luke disarmed her, and he wasn't even trying he was just defending himself.

Luke beat her ass casually and if he still had a saber and wanted to he'd have torn her apart

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Didn't care for the scene since it still came off as Rey putting him into a submissive position in the end. Would've been better if Luke then proceeded to disarm Rey barehanded before getting her in a half nelson hold and letting her know she still has much to learn.

I have a feeling if it were for anything but making Luke look bad, this would somehow be a negative against the character involved, but because we're trying to hold on to some semblance Luke being this amazing fighter, this totally doesn't count as an L for him.

It's really not even that big a deal, but it most certainly is a "loss."

I don't get why people would ever see this as a negative point for Luke, he's only casually fending Rey off and is taken aback by her lightsaber pulling on him.

Who cares, the scene works as Luke being forced to reveal his shame after lying about it like a coward and it wouldn't work any other way. Only by being forced into a position of vulnerability and humility is Luke able to admit his wrong.

If you want fanwanky nonsense where Luke clowns on everyone effortlessly and the galaxy bends over backwards to remind you of how super special above everyone Luke is all the time and is always 100% moral and right at everything, the old EU has more than enough of that to satisfy anyone.

Rey kicked an old, broken mans ass because he was an old broken man who hadn't done shit for a decade.

Hang on, I did not see it like this.

Firstly, Luke disarmed Rey without even trying.

Secondly, I don't think Luke was "surprised" by the lightsaber being drawn. Wasn't it obvious that Luke was just ****ing scared of the Skywalker lightsaber? Even when he falls, he uses the force to casually stop himself from falling hard on the ground.

To me it just looks like Luke has issues and that lightsaber brings them out.

Luke came off as being surprised by her attack on top of appearing a bit rusty with his sparring technique. Definitely not a show of dominance by Rey.

Originally posted by Kurk
Luke came off as being surprised by her attack on top of appearing a bit rusty with his sparring technique. Definitely not a show of dominance by Rey.

Being rusty is no excuse. That just means he is not a top tier combatant.

Originally posted by Big Gerald
Being rusty is no excuse. That just means he is not a top tier combatant.

Originally posted by Kurk
Yeah, not going to buy that. Isolating yourself on an island to die without presumably practicing your technique in decades isn't going to leave you in tip-top shape for a surprise attack.

You wouldn't think that lack of practice would manifest in an actual combat situation?

The only reason Luke didn't eviscerate her was because he was entirely defensive. As it is, he pretty handily dominated her.

Originally posted by relentless1
Luke beat her ass casually and if he still had a saber and wanted to he'd have torn her apart

Originally posted by Nephthys
Who cares, the scene works as Luke being forced to reveal his shame after lying about it like a coward and it wouldn't work any other way. Only by being forced into a position of vulnerability and humility is Luke able to admit his wrong.

If you want fanwanky nonsense where Luke clowns on everyone effortlessly and the galaxy bends over backwards to remind you of how super special above everyone Luke is all the time and is always 100% moral and right at everything, the old EU has more than enough of that to satisfy anyone.

Rey kicked an old, broken mans ass because he was an old broken man who hadn't done shit for a decade.

Luke was pretty thoroughly beating Rey during the course of the fight and only "lost" when Rey pulled the lightsaber out. It's obviously not a legitimate demonstration of superiority from Rey, lol.

Originally posted by |King Joker|
Luke was pretty thoroughly beating Rey during the course of the fight and only "lost" when Rey pulled the lightsaber out. It's obviously not a legitimate demonstration of superiority from Rey, lol.

Originally posted by DarthAnt66
https://the123movies.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi/

You can watch it here at 1:17:50.

Any notion Rey beat Luke is just... wrong.

They sparred. Rey attacked Luke as Luke blocked. Luke disarmed Rey. Rey pulls out a lightsaber.

The only hit Rey got was when she whacked Luke on the head as he was walking off. Luke hit her during their little duel, disarmed her, and easily dodged several of her attacks. What ended the fight was Luke's shock at her pulling her LS on him, in which he slowly floated onto some rocks.

Rey got desperate after being thoroughly outperformed. It's obvious. She didn't beat him.