Hardcore Legend said:
Ok, but we just have to assume that because she knew who Luke Skywalker was?
We dont have to assume that, we can deduce that through the evidence shown through the text.
So how did she know that Jedi can control minds. Just look at the film and the most likely answer is that since she knew OF the Jedi she probably knew what the Jedi could do. In TFA she get excited when she hears the name Luke Skywalker, Its a moment of “I know that guy and everything about him”, we can deduce that she’s heard the stories and knows them back to front. In TLJ She says the force is for “Lifting rocks” without ever seeing a Jedi lift rocks. Rey is basically an In universe star wars fan.
if we’re looking at the actual big picture, VIII and VII have to be in line with the original 6, which in several aspects, they’re not, which breaks the immersion for several people.
Why does it need to “Line up”? What do people want? A complete retread or something new and interesting. The fact that they are using these movies to explore themes and ideas outside of the scope of these films is a good thing. Heck only two of them are considered “Genuinely good cinema”.
If we want to look at story continuity, The PT and the OT share almost no narrative cohesion. OT is the hero’s Journey a’la Joseph Campbell. The PT is a shakespearian tragedy. Very different stories and that’s totally fine.
If anything the ST is more like the OT than the PT ever was. Its the Heroes Journey but with a whole bunch more subtext and metanarative.