But the whole "Anakin Skywalker was born the most powerful Jedi of all time as the Chosen One" thing was added in by Lucas in the prequels with an immediate subversive edge, because of course, we know that Darth Vader will kill the Jedi. And for this movie, *by itself*, and perhaps for this trilogy, that may work. I mean, this film went out of its way to explicitly tie Vader's blood to Kylo's power, and to draw a strong parallels with Rey's power, so clearly, we are to consider Rey and Ren as equals, while at the same time Rey's story is all about how her obsession with her parents is a flaw.
It's a feeling that I would argue only really exists in light of the overall saga but not necessarily as a stand alone entry, though, and thus enjoyment of it may be dependent on how you view the films. Thus, to me, the film feels like a half measure that ends up disappointing on both fronts: the Skywalkers *do* feel like their victories have effectively been wiped out without much focus on the why (because Kylo's initial darkness is still very much a perplexing mystery), but Rey doesn't feel like she's earned her spot as the hope against that curse, since her power is hand waved as being the yin to Kylo's yang and since the film undercuts her training with perhaps too much "the Jedi must end" rhetoric and the 18-hour training window. And Luke, by helping her, gets to fight against his family's bloodline history.
If Rey is not a Skywalker, than Vader's legacy as a monster is what matters, Luke and Leia are the exception, not the rule, to the Skywalker legacy (thus the Galaxy might have been better off without the family), but we now have a compelling and interesting under-dog story for Rey: Kylo's stronger, but she can find ways to circumvent that and *earn* and end to the Skywalker curse. If Rey is a Skywalker, than the subtext of Rey vs Ren becomes which legacy will matter, Anakin or Vader's, though with the downside of "great man history" and pseudo-eugenics themes with an uber-bloodline. Want to place your bets?This is where you get into one of my conceptual arguments about TLJ, Ben/Kylo, and Rey: the reveal inside TLJ has some of the same problems as Rey Skywalker, combines them with some of the disadvantages of Rey No One, kind of feels like a half-measure.
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It's no longer a top-down universe, where the great and the good tell everybody how to live their lives. About believing that every person can make a difference no matter where they come from or what their name is. Rey from Nowhere can help save the universe too, and that means that Rose can, or Finn can, or broomstick kid can. That just because Rey isn't a Skywalker doesn't mean the Force isn't with her. Light and dark both.īut what TLJ posits is that somebody who is a nobody can have the same power that Ben Solo does. Remember, the Skywalker's are the legacy of Luke, but also the legacy of Vader. Ben Solo is what happens when you put too much stock in names. But, in universe, it's also very, very dangerous. Destiny and a few family names deciding the fate of hundreds of billions. If she's a Skywalker, then she's just another chosen child. This is one of the things TLJ fights so hard against though.
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