Mark Hamill is probably the only star who can gild a film flaw. Hamill played Luke Skywalker in five main series Star Wars films. He first appears as a fully trained knight in Return of the Jedi. In the iconic Jabba sequence on Tatooine in Act I of the film, he showcases his full range of abilities—and then some. Because the stunt and choreo team made a fairly obvious inaccuracy.
Mark Hamill turns 40-year-old film blunder into power kick
In the sequence, Luke fights various henchmen of Jabba. When he kicks, he mainly hits … a lot of air. There is about 20 centimeters of space between his foot and the opponent’s head and even less observant fans will notice that. If you watch the 40-year-old conclusion of the first Star Wars trilogy regularly, you may be looking forward to the air kick every time.
On Twitter, a user asked if other fans were bothered by this moment. Mark Hamill answered himself.
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How can anyone be bothered by my celebrated, perfectly executed power kick?
No, Mark, from now on we’ll never make fun of this moment again. Because this answer is so great, it fits the laws of the series so well, it should be included in the Star Wars canon. Force kicks are now possible. Mark Hamill prescribed it.
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