Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 space opera film. It is the final film of the original Star Wars trilogy. The film is set one year after the Battle of Hoth. Luke Skywalker and members of the Rebel Alliance travel to Tatooine to rescue their friend Han Solo from the vile Jabba the Hutt. Meanwhile, the Galactic Empire plans to crush the Rebellion with a second Death Star while the Rebel fleet simultaneously prepares to launch a full-scale attack on this new space station. Luke confronts his father, Darth Vader, in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor Palpatine.

Year:
1983
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[Luke is in Yoda's hut. Yoda is pacing back and forth. Luke is looking at him with a mixture of sadness and pity.]

Yoda:
That face, you make. Look I so old to young eyes?

Luke:
[hurriedly] No! Of course not.

Yoda:
[chuckles good-naturedly] I do. Yes, I do. Hmm, sick, have I become. Old and weak. [Points at Luke] When 900 years old, you reach, look as good, you will not, hmm? [Laughs again, coughs, walks over to his bed]. Soon, will I rest, yes. Forever sleep. Earned it, I have. [Climbs into his bed]

Luke:
Master Yoda, you can't die.

Yoda:
Strong, am I with the Force...but not that strong. Twilight is upon me, and soon night must fall. That is the way of things...the way of the Force.

Luke:
But I need your help. I've come back to complete the training.

Yoda:
No more training, do you require. Already know you that which you need.

Luke:
Then I am a Jedi.

Yoda:
[coughs trying to speak] Not yet. One thing remains: Vader. You must...confront...Vader. Then, only then, a Jedi, will you be. And confront him, you will.

Luke:
[visibly in agony] Master Yoda...is Darth Vader my father?

Yoda:
[turns away from Luke] Rest, I need. Yes, rest.

Luke:
[pleading] Yoda, I must know.

Yoda:
Your father, he is. [Luke looks away] Told you, did he?

Luke:
Yes.

Yoda:
Unexpected, this is, and unfortunate.

Luke:
[surprised] Unfortunate that I know the truth?

Yoda:
No. [turns to face Luke] Unfortunate that you rushed to face him. That incomplete, was your training. That not ready for the burden, were you.

Luke:
I'm sorry.

Yoda:
[strains to speak as voice gradually grows softer] Remember, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware: Anger, fear, aggression - the dark side, are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. [Whispering now] Luke...Luke...do not... [Struggles to speak] Do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor...or suffer your father's fate you will. Luke...[Luke leans in close]...when gone am I, the last of the Jedi, will you be. Luke...the Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned. Luke...[with great effort]...There...is...another...Sk...Sky...walker...[Yoda dies]

[Yoda has passed into The Force, Luke is sitting outside his hut with R2]

Luke:
I can't do it, R2. I can't go on alone.

Obi-Wan Kenobi:
[voice emanates from nowhere] Yoda will always be with you. [reveals himself as a spirit walking nearby]

Luke:
Obi-Wan! Why didn't you tell me? You told me Vader betrayed and murdered my father.

Obi-Wan:
Your father was seduced by the dark side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So what I told you was true, from a certain point of view.

Luke:
[incredulously] A certain point of view?

Obi-Wan:
Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view. Anakin was a good friend. When I first knew him, your father was already a great pilot. But I was amazed how strongly the Force was with him. I took it upon myself to train him as a Jedi. I thought that I could instruct him just as well as Yoda. I was wrong.

Luke:
There is still good in him.

Obi-Wan:
He's more machine now than man. Twisted and evil.

Luke:
I can't do it, Ben.

Obi-Wan:
You cannot escape your destiny. You must face Darth Vader again.

Luke:
I can't kill my own father!

Obi-Wan:
[resigned] Then the Emperor has already won. You were our only hope.

Luke:
Yoda spoke of another.

Obi-Wan:
The other he spoke of is your twin sister.

Luke:
But I have no sister.

Obi-Wan:
[nods] Mm. To protect you both from the Emperor, you were hidden from your father when you were born. The Emperor knew, as I did. If Anakin were to have any offspring, they would be a threat to him. That is the reason why your sister remains safely anonymous.

Luke:
[with sudden realization] Leia! Leia's my sister!

Obi-Wan:
Your insight serves you well. Bury your feelings deep down, Luke. They do you credit, but they could be made to serve the Emperor.

[Luke has stepped out of the Ewok party. Leia joins him.]

Princess Leia Organa:
Luke, what's wrong?

Luke:
Leia, do you remember your mother? Your real mother?

Leia:
Just a little bit. She died when I was very young.

Luke:
What do you remember?

Leia:
Just images, really. Feelings.

Luke:
Tell me.

Leia:
She was very beautiful. Kind, but sad. Why are you asking me all this?

Luke:
I have no memory of my mother. I never knew her.

Leia:
Luke, tell me. What's troubling you?

Luke:
Vader's here. Now, on this moon.

Leia:
How do you know?

Luke:
I felt his presence. He's come for me. He can feel when I'm near. That's why I have to go. As long as I stay, I'm endangering the group and our mission here. I have to face him.

Leia:
Why?

Luke:
He's my father.

Leia:
[shocked] Your father?!

Luke:
There's more. It won't be easy for you to hear it, but you must. If I don't make it back, you're the only hope for the Alliance.

Leia:
Luke, don't talk that way! You have a power I don't understand and could never have.

Luke:
You're wrong, Leia. You have that power too. In time you'll learn to use it as I have. The Force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it and... [looks directly at Leia] My sister has it. [waits for the words to sink in] Yes. It's you, Leia.

Leia:
[astonished] I know. Somehow, I've always known.

Luke:
Then you know why I have to face him.

Leia:
No! Luke, run away, far away! If he can feel your presence, then leave this place! I wish I could go with you.

Luke:
No, you don't. You've always been strong.

Leia:
But why must you confront him?

Luke:
Because there is good in him. I've felt it. He won't turn me over to the Emperor. I can save him. I can turn him back to the good side. I have to try. [kisses Leia on the cheek, then leaves]

Han:
[seeing Luke leave] Hey, what's goin' on?

Leia:
Nothing. I just want to be alone for a little while.

Han:
Nothing? Come on, tell me. What's goin' on?

Leia:
[distressed] I... I can't tell you!

Han:
[angrily] What, could you tell Luke? Is that who you could tell?

Leia:
[crying] I- [turns away from Han]

Han:
[grunts angrily and starts to storm away, but stops and returns to Leia a moment later] I'm sorry.

Leia:
[leaning against Han] Hold me.


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