Star Wars: The Last Jedi Official Trailer Breakdown - 28 Things You Need To See

19. Scared Luke

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He had a few scattered lines in the teaser, but this trailer really allows us to see and hear Mark Hamill's Old Man Luke. And he wasn't just stunned in the previous shot, but terrified too, telling Rey:

"I've only seen this raw strength once before. It didn't scare me enough then. It does now."

Hamill is an exceptional voice actor, and his delivery here perfectly conveys the mix of awe, fear, and wisdom he possesses. His words obviously recall Kylo Ren, whom Luke misguidedly thought was the new Chosen One, but also echo what we heard Snoke say earlier in the teaser about Rey's "raw" power.

For her part, she's clearly floored by this. We've heard that Luke rejects her, and that's what we're seeing here, and it's tragic to see the hurt and feeling of rejection all over Daisy Ridley's face in this shot.

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