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Post #1312271

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Lesser
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Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD *
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20-Dec-2019, 3:10 AM

RogueLeader said:

Regarding Ben’s redemption and Reylo, I think the films go a long way trying to portray Kylo as a victim manipulated from birth, which I think tries to make his character more sympathetic.

Don’t get me wrong, Ben is by far my favorite character of the sequels and maybe even the whole saga, and I have the utmost sympathy for him as I can relate to a lot of aspects and themes of his arc. I think my main issue with the Reylo kiss was that since I can’t even remember another line of dialogue from him upon arrival to face Palpatine, it felt like the kiss was robbing Adam Driver a better performance to go out on. I’m not saying dialogue is what gives a performance, but the death of Anakin in Luke’s arms has always stuck out to me as my most memorable Star Wars moment and his last words mixed with Williams’ score has sort of haunted me growing up. I’d have to see it again to have an official statement on how I feel fully I think.