![]() If forthcoming events are already determined by present or past events in that universe, then the universe is deterministic. Let’s begin by getting clear on how it might be possible for the future to be fixed. But how can someone make free choices they are responsible for if their future is fixed by something outside of their control? But here lies a puzzle: the characters are explicitly portrayed as making many free choices, for which they are being morally responsible. This same energy is also presented as determining the outcome of the struggle between the warring sides in which the main characters play their part: the Resistance and the First Order. The main characters – including Kylo Ren, Rey, and Luke Skywalker – are explicitly portrayed as possessing a fixed destiny in that their futures are preordained by a mysterious energy field that governs the entire universe: the Force. ![]() In every Star Wars film destiny is a central theme, and The Last Jedi is no exception. ![]()
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