SPOILERS: A Rant About Luke Skywalker #TheLastJedi

To be honest I'm having a hard time with the people who are upset that Luke didn't do enough or have an explosive enough fight scene, etc. That desire, though a fantastic dream, misses out on the truth of Star Wars entirely. Luke courted
adventure and heroism in his youth, he longed to be a legend - and was scolded for it by Yoda repeatedly. A Jedi doesn't seek adventure, fame, exhilaration, etc. - at least, not the Jedi we've grown accustomed to over the last few thousand years - instead, a Jedi is required to purge him or herself of such desires, and walk the path of tranquility, duty, and necessity. Even in his darkest and loneliest, Luke was still a Jedi.

But even if none of that philosophy was true, I still take issue to complaints against Luke being "lack luster" in some way, especially in his end. If you break down exactly what Luke did and compare his accomplishments in the Force with those of his masters - it's easy to see that Luke outclassed EVERYONE with his display of power. And if this story had taken place in a comic there would be a thousand videos on YouTube detailing just how powerful this display was as an incredible display of Battle Meditation, perhaps the most powerful display of that rare power that has ever been shown to the galaxy. But instead, because this power was demonstrated in a film, so many people are so willing to jump on the anti-bandwagon and complain that it wasn't enough.

But like I said, if you break down the prior accomplishments of Luke's predecessors who were each hailed as being some of the most powerful Jedi (either for their time or for all time) we realize that we have never truly seen an awesome display of power from any of these characters, with the only exception really being Yoda in the Prequel Trilogy.
For example:

• Qui Gon: Had 3 lightsaber duels and Force Pushed some dice before being stabbed after making a horrible tactical decision.
• Obi Wan: (Prequels) Had lightsaber duels at high speeds in harsh climates... (Originals) Waved his lightsaber in a circle a few times and echoed a scream down a canyon... Then after dying, in a completely lack luster way mind you, he spends the rest of the time just talking.
• Yoda: (Prequels) Yoda had some impressive displays of power in the Prequel trilogy to build up his reputation as one of the most powerful Jedi to have ever lived. But even he struggled to telekinetically control the Senate Chair platforms and other "heavy" objects.... (Originals) Yoda's power in the original trilogy is far less engaging (irregardless of the movie magic available at the time) and we literally just see him move a few rocks and a small ship, talk, then disappear into thin air. That's it.
• Hell, even Darth Vader had a more lack luster death than Luke did.

Again, movie special effects technology aside for Yoda and Obi Wan to a point, none of these performances really have any luster to them. They are very low key strengths, and none of these characters had a spectacular heroic death. But we were still led to believe that Yoda was the most powerful Jedi because the movie told us he was. Then, when we see Obi Wan as a Force Ghost we assume that it must be difficult to do anything at all in that form so the fact that we see Obi Wan interacting at all after death was an impressive display of power - Why? Because we were supposed to think so. So what's our holdup with The Last Jedi?

And yet we have Luke performing Battle Meditation thousands of light years away from the battle, with so much power that he is able to sustain tangible, physical form - not only for himself, at will, but also for a separate physical object in Han's dice that he gives to Leia - while simultaneously brushing off the combined firepower of an entire army of tanks (essentially)..... and the list goes on. The bottom line is that Luke's Battle Meditation eclipses every display of Force Power seen in the films and in terms of Battle Meditation itself greatly surpasses even the famed exploits of Ordan-Urr from now Legends. Luke did not die a lack luster death by any means - he died as a Jedi should, while protecting others and being at peace. He did more than we have ever seen on screen from any Jedi previously and his exploits are only eclipsed by Legends materials that go wildly into the realm of fantasy with Force Powers able to destroy entire planets on a whim. If we're expecting a display on par with a Force Storm, then we're going to be disappointed - because that isn't becoming of a Jedi.

I truly hope that Star Wars fans can quickly move past the dismay over a perceived lack of oomph in Luke's death. The theme of The Last Jedi, for all the major characters, was to - as Kylo puts it - "Let the past die, kill it if you must". If Star Wars is to survive and be relevant to new generations we have to let go of the fantasy of Luke Skywalker, let go of the larger than life legend we created out of him, and accept the real life legend he truthfully left behind.