I was happy to see Yoda’s return in The Last Jedi.
I especially loved the fact that he wasn’t a CGI character but the actual puppet operated and voiced by Frank Oz.
It made me think of when I was a kid and saw Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi.
I loved each moment of Yoda’s screen time; from his first meeting with Luke, to the training, and his remorse at Luke leaving. In 1983 when I saw Return Of The Jedi in the theater, I even cried when Yoda died (Hey, I was a kid). This old sage had taught Luke so much. I learned a lot from him as well.
Yoda’s Lines From Return of the Jedi
- Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. That face you make. Look I so old to young eyes?
- I do, yes, I do! Sick have I become. Old & weak.
- When 900 old you reach, look as good you will not. Hmm?
- Soon will I rest. Yes, forever sleep. Earned it, I have.
- Strong am I with the Force, but not that strong! [To avoid death]
- Twilight is upon me and soon night must fall.
- That is the way of things, the way of the Force.
- No more training do you require. Already know you that which you need.
- Ohhh. Not yet. [When Luke claims “Then I am a Jedi]
- One thing remains: Vader. You must confront Vader.
- Then, only then, a Jedi will you be. And confront him you will.
- Mmm… rest I need. Yes… rest. [Yoda’s attempt to avoid answer Luke’s question about his paternity]
- Your father he is.
- Told you, did he?
- Unexpected this is, and unfortunate…
- No. Unfortunate that you rushed to face him…
- That incomplete was your training. Not ready for the burden were you.
- 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.
- Luke…Luke…Do not…
- Do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor, or suffer your father’s fate, you will.
- Luke, 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… There is… another… Sky… Sky… Walker.
[Tweet ” Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. That face you make. Look I so old to young eyes?”]
[Tweet ” I do, yes, I do! Sick have I become. Old & weak. “]
[Tweet ” When 900 old you reach, look as good you will not. Hmm?”]
[Tweet ” Soon will I rest. Yes, forever sleep. Earned it, I have.”]
[Tweet ” Strong am I with the Force, but not that strong! “]
[Tweet ” Twilight is upon me and soon night must fall. “]
[Tweet “That is the way of things, the way of the Force.”]
[Tweet ” No more training do you require. Already know you that which you need.”]
[Tweet ” Ohhh. Not yet. “]
[Tweet ” One thing remains: Vader. You must confront Vader. “]
[Tweet ” Then, only then, a Jedi will you be. And confront him you will.”]
[Tweet ” Mmm… rest I need. Yes… rest.”]
[Tweet ” Your father he is.”]
[Tweet ” Told you, did he?”]
[Tweet ” Unexpected this is, and unfortunate…”]
[Tweet ” No. Unfortunate that you rushed to face him… “]
[Tweet ” that incomplete was your training. Not ready for the burden were you.”]
[Tweet ” Remember, a Jedi’s strength flows from the Force. “]
[Tweet ” But beware. Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they.”]
[Tweet ” Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.”]
[Tweet ” Luke…Luke…Do not…”]
[Tweet ” Do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor, or suffer your father’s fate, you will. “]
[Tweet ” Luke, when gone am I, the last of the Jedi will you be.”]
[Tweet ” Luke, the Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned.”]
[Tweet ” Luke… There is… another… Sky… Sky… Walker.”]