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Seven ways they could have improved... Return of the Jedi (1983)

— The film opens with Luke on Dagobah, completing his own light-sabre. This indicates he's been there for a while, training, with Yoda teaching him how to be a Jedi. Then Yoda dies, just as in the actual film. It's made explicit that Yoda feels that he is being called to become one with the Force, and that it is now time for a new generation to assume its place of responsibility in the galaxy. He tells Luke that he has nothing left to teach him (rather than Luke "needing no more teaching"), and implies that the wise never stop learning. Now it is his time to learn of a greater mystery. Luke, his training now complete, departs from Dagobah. — The film then shows us the Imperials preparing for a committee of the Grand Moffs with Vader and the Emperor. The Rebels have become more bold since the destruction of the Death Star, and it is time to set in motion a final campaign to wipe the Rebellion away completely. The Emperor is willing to allocate all means necessary to ...