Salt is traditionally seen as a symbol of life, friendship and healing.
Salt hurts when placed on a wound but is also used to disinfect and cleanse. The colour red is striking against the white mineral. I think this barely audible no, was not said in anger and frustration but in shock at understanding Luke’s sacrifice, which is meant to help Ben heal his wounds and compell him to face the guilt of killing his father.Ī little more on the context: The entire planet is covered in salt layered over a bleeding like earth.
The effort alone would kill you”īen knows that such Force projection is at the cost of one’s life! ‘that man’ is only a ghost image of his uncle.Īs he understands this, he whispers ‘ No’… Ben knows that Luke is now dying.ĭuring his first Force connection with Rey, when he sees her he says: He is accepting of his fate, by lowering his lightsaber this time.Īt the end of the showdown, we see Ben realising: Luke is not only taking Ben back to this moment, but himself too. Watch Kylo/Ben pouring all his hatred into striking Luke’s image, where he appears exactly the same as the day he raised his lightsaber to his nephew. He is taking away the guilt that Ben could have felt if he had truly killed him, while still allowing him to release his resentment. He is giving Ben a chance to act on his anger in a cathartic and healing way as explained, but doing so, he is also punishing, literally sacrificing himself, because he knows, this will kill him. “I failed you Ben, I am sorry”įacing Ben, means facing the tragic moment he thought he should kill his nephew and finally taking responsibility for ALL the consequences. He is there to admit his guilt to the person that was hurt the most by his actions. He actually says it twice, to Leia first, then to her son. Luke Force projects himself on Crait to face Ben, in a Space Western like showdown, where dirt has become salt and stings the bleeding wounds of Ben’s psyche. How do we know Ben understood this? And why does it matter? Luke knew he would die, and did it anyway.
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