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Post #1341181

Author
Octorox
Parent topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Date created
5-May-2020, 12:14 PM

While they all have Skywalker blood, Leia is first an Organa and Ben is a Solo. Luke was briefly a mentor to Rey, but never really a father figure, and their relationship was overall quite messy. I feel that the “Rey Skywalker” moment is largely unearned and emotionally manipulative. It makes sense from the perspective of the audience but falls apart when considering the internal logic of these characters. She only takes the name “Skywalker” because of what it means to us, not what it means to her, and the same can honestly be said about most of the nostalgia-baiting that happens in this movie…

But I’ll stop ranting. 😂 Obviously it’s Hal’s edit and he can do what he wants. I’m sure there will be multiple permutations delivered by different editors, and if not, I can always make my own!