I know you’re in the process of changing Rey’s climactic line to “And I… am a Jedi.”, but I had an alternative idea for that line a while ago that I thought would be appropriate to share here:
Would “And we… are all the Jedi.” be plausible?
Considering your (incredibly awesome) addition of the four Force Ghosts assisting Rey, this change could really solidify the unity Rey has achieved with the rest of the past Jedi, truly making it ALL of them who overcome a true embodiment of the ethics of the Light and Dark sides, as well as further concluding the film’s through-line about “There are more of us”, which is also helped by sherlockpotter’s excellent redo of the Zorii-Poe convo. It would also make it less directly similar to the “I am Iron Man” exchange from Avengers: Endgame.
Hey, I appreciate the feedback! (And we’re still working on that Kijimi audio, so stay tuned for that!)
Your change makes a lot of sense from the perspective of enhancing Rey’s connection with the past Jedi; but one of the intentions with the line change was to make it more about Rey’s personal journey, whereas the “past Jedi” thing is only mentioned once or twice in the film.
I imagined as a sort of one-up over Palpatine…
Funnily enough, this is one of the reasons I suggested changing the line in the first place; because “Nu-uh, I’m more powerful than you!!” - which was my main takeaway from “I’m all the Sith, I’m all the Jedi” - isn’t super interesting to me from a character perspective. Whereas, “I am a Jedi” has two meanings to me:
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Firstly, in the context of this film, where she’s been struggling to resist the Dark Side. Now, “I am a Jedi” means that she has been able to overcome that seduction, and has retained her goodness. It culminates her arc.
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Secondly, in the context of the Sequel Trilogy as a whole, it encompasses her journey from lowly scavenger to noble Jedi - which is beautifully portrayed by sade1212’s seamless rearrangement of Palpatine’s dialogue:
“A scavenger girl is no match for the power in me.”
“I am a Jedi.”