Warning: There are massive spoilers ahead for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" left us with more questions than answers and a few eyebrow-raising scenes, but there's one moment in the two-and-a-half-hour extravaganza fans are unsure how to feel about.
This is your last chance to head back before spoilers.
All good? Great.
We need to talk about that Princess Leia scene.
You know which one I'm talking about.
Early in the movie it looks like Kylo Ren is going to pull the trigger on his mom's Resistance ship. He decides not to go through with it. (You know, because killing one parent was enough.)
Two other TIE fighters wind up shooting at the ship instead. The giant window breaks and we watch as Leia braces herself for what she knows is imminent.
"The Last Jedi" then appears to kill off Leia. It looks like a bold choice, but it's not a surprising one. Fans have been wondering how the film would deal with the character since Carrie Fisher died December 2016. This moment was even teased in some of the trailers so those who watched knew it could be coming.
But the moment isn't done.
After fans accept Leia has been killed out of the franchise, the movie returns to her seemingly lifeless form floating in space. The camera gets closer to Leia, focusing on her face before lingering down to her hand. It starts to feel a bit gratuitous.
And then it gets weird.
One of Leia's fingers starts to move and then another. Then her eyes open and she's awake. In space! What!?
All of the tears you may have just shed were for naught.
In a mostly silent scene, Leia then flies through space back to her ship like some majestic Peter Pan figure. She somehow has the strength to get inside the ship and be put on a stretcher to lie comatose for a stretch of the film before coming to in the third act.
If you were left flabbergasted by what transpired on screen, you're not alone. A lot of fans aren't sure what to make of the scene. Sure, Leia has Force powers, but to what extent? And what kind of Force powers allow you to cheat death and float through space?
It literally made some fans cringe.
Last Jedi was awful throughout but Leia floating through space like Mary Poppins was the standout moment in terms total and utter 100% shiteness.
— Tom Howden (@Howden10) December 14, 2017
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— Sharpey (@MrSharpey_) December 14, 2017
The scene with her flying through space was so cringey it hurt. It looked so so bad she looked more like mary poppins then leia
Princess Leia looked disgusting -- covered in debris -- flying through space. Very very disrespectful.
— RRT Industries, Ltd. (@RRTIndustries) December 14, 2017
Anyone defending #LastJedi I have 3 things for you: Leia flying like Peter pan, casino patrons, & spear fishing Luke. Three of the most ridiculous scenes ever..worse than the gungan homeworld. Worse than an ewok party.
— InatMivea (@Inat_Mivea) December 15, 2017
Some are saying it's the worst thing to ever be in a "Star Wars" movie.
#LastJedi#starwars Leia surviving being blown into outer space and using the force to pull herself to the ship was absolutely atrocious. Worse than anything in the Prequels. I’m not even exaggerating.
— Heather (@RayNicolet) December 15, 2017
The “Leia in space” scene is the worst thing I’ve seen in a Star Wars film. Even worse than anything with Jar-Jar Binks. #StarWarsTheLastJedi
— Fernando Rosell (@FRosellAguilar) December 14, 2017
Here are some of my issues with #TheLastJedi
— SLEIGH BUCKS 🇦🇺🎅🏻 (@TheMasterBucks) December 15, 2017
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1. How come everyone is suddenly able to breathe in space?
2. Why do the lasers dip? There’s no gravity in space. HOW ARE THEY DIPPING!?!
3. That flying Leia scene is the most cringy moment in any Star Wars film ever.
How did you feel about the Princess Leia space scene?
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