Harry Potter has recently taken over Star Wars and has become the top-grossing movie franchise of all-time, domestic and worldwide. The eight films were not only based off of history-changing books, but they honestly weren’t half-bad, with 6 and maybe part 2 being the exceptions. Their fanbase has remained consistent, and so has the entire cast. It has been a mix of good and lucky but overall had led to a success story that topples that of Star Wars. So what should Star Wars do to reclaim this title? I think its time to finally actually propel the series….forward. No more prequels, time for a legit sequel.
Star Wars 7 needs to occur; we need to continue the storyline of Luke Skywalker. We need to see what happens just after the evil empire went down---again. Everything in life doesn’t just return back to normal, that’s just impossible. The heroes don’t just dance on Endor and that’s that. It’s not like every person for the dark side just got up and left. And it’s not like the Jedi won’t be blamed partially for the nonsense that went down for several decades. Return of the Jedi was not just a good movie; it was a great movie, and a fitting end to the original trilogy. That being said, we were still left with a plethora of burning questions. Star Wars 7 can also provide Luke Skywalker with his full first movie as a legit Jedi, and arguably the final one in the universe.
Now, I know that there was a lot written about Luke after the Battle of Endor in a variety of books and whatnot, but I am giving Luke the comic book treatment by offering an alternate storyline as to what I think should happen after the events of Episode VI. The seventh film should be a solely Luke Skywalker vehicle as I find it hard to be able to replace Princess Leia and Han Solo with any other actor. As for Luke, no offense to Mark Hamill, but he had less to work with and he’s easier to physically duplicate as he’s not as big a movie star or Hollywood figure as Harrison Ford. And lastly, his story is the least developed of the three major heroes. Here’s my take:
Star Wars 7 should be an action film combined with elements of spaghetti western. The overview plot is that Luke struggles to find out what to do with his life after the war finished, with him having no home technically, his father dead, his sister disappearing to look for lingering refugees from her home planet, and his mentor Yoda also deceased. Luke then decides to be part of a team of Rebels dedicated to searching for any remaining forces of the Dark Side attempting to start more nonsense. Basically it’s like a bounty hunter in a western strolling into town looking for someone. The change here of course is setting and time. Luke starts his quest in the massive city planet Coruscant to restore peace and make sure the Dark Side remains just a thing of the past.
In the meantime, we discover that Darth Vader was training someone to become his replacement in case Vader were to pass away. This new Sith, the last remaining Sith, is being driven insane because of the voices in his head coming from The Emperor. The Emperor repeatedly tells him that Luke destroyed his destiny, as the new Sith’s destiny was supposed to become the new partner-in-crime once Darth Vader becomes no more. The Emperor tells him that if he ever wants to have any relevance in the universe, he must hunt down and kill Luke Skywalker. In the meantime, a mysterious figure is putting up a massive bounty for Luke’s head—as he is technically the last remaining Jedi left. So the Sith, the bounty hunters, a few remnants of the Dark Side, and Luke will have their paths intertwine in the city planet.
Bottom Line: While my idea for the next Star Wars movie isn’t quite the direction that the franchise is known for, I think a full-fledged action movie with Luke Skywalker is exactly what Star Wars needs to dethrone Harry Potter and become the new king. Honestly, it’s a total shame that Luke finally overcomes his father’s shadow in Episode VI—only to see his story end. He is finally a Jedi, isn’t it time for us to see him off the chains breaking out those skills? We had an entire prequel trilogy dedicated to Anakin, whom becomes Darth Vader.
Argue what you will, the original trilogy wasn’t just about Luke, it was about the war itself. This film should focus more on Luke and his travels, with a few supporting characters joining along the way. Even if my idea for Star Wars 7 isn’t a good one (I never want anyone to think that MYT plot for Star Wars 7 is the ONLY one that works), a part 7 has to happen. I would love to see what Luke does next after the second Death Star was destroyed. For me, he should be a traveling Jedi about to meet more trouble in the City Planet. But his story deserves continuing. He suffered too much for us just to leave him with a bunch of tiny bears as his final cinematic scene.
What do you think should happen in Star Wars 7?
Both The Truce at Bakura and the Thrawn trilogy needs to be made into movies they never introduced the character in the shadows Mara Jade she is my favorite character in the books and she was at Jabba's palace when they broke Han out beside there is several new and interesting creatures introduced I want to see how they create them not to mention there is a jedi introduced not to mention the last real threat of the empire has yet to be revieled..
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