In the new Teaser trailer for The Last Jedi, Luke says “I only know one truth, it’s time for the Jedi to end.” That bothers me. I mean, I get it, he tried to be a great teacher, like Yoda, but ultimately failed just as horribly as Obi Wan did, so he went into hiding and doesn’t want to teach any more people. Perhaps he believes the universe might be better off if nobody knew how to use the Force.
That all makes sense to me. But ask yourself, how can the Jedi ever actually end? The Force is everywhere (“It surrounds us … it binds the universe together”) and, if the prequels are to be believed, Anakin had no father – he just came from the Force itself (sorry, midichlorians). His mother didn’t seem to have any Force abilities, making Anakin “muggle born” if you will. So a family line like the Skywalkers or the Kenobis coming to an end isn’t going to end the Jedi. Similarly, Rey figured out how to use Jedi mind tricks and defeat Ren in battle with a lightsaber all on the first day of her force awakening and without any training at all! So refusing to teach anybody isn’t going to change anything either.
