15 Best Movie Deaths Of 2017
3. Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Supreme Leader Snoke
As great as Vice Admiral Holdo’s heroic death was, it wasn’t The Last Jedi’s most memorable: that honour goes to Supreme Leader Snoke’s sudden demise, carved in half by a lightsabre at the hands of his own protégé Kylo Ren.
Though Snoke’s death scene was brilliantly crafted – his dramatic red throne room, witnessing his gloating turn to disbelief as he realises Kylo has betrayed him – it vexed more than a few fans who were expecting to see Snoke’s backstory unravel, not for him to snuff it.
But this is exactly why Snoke’s death works so well: we didn’t see it coming. Not to mention the important purpose his demise serves in not only kickstarting Kylo and Rey’s momentary alliance against Snoke’s Praetorian Guards but also paving the way for Kylo to become the full-fledged villain he’s destined to be.
While definitely one of 2017’s most controversial deaths, Snoke’s death was essential to the sequel trilogy and besides – it’s not every day you get to see someone bisected by a lightsabre, now is it?