Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
One present moment both side of theStar Warsfandom mostly praised inThe Rise of Skywalkerwas the " Rey Skywalker " finale . come back to Tatooine to inter Luke and Leia ’s lightsabers in one final show of respectfulness to her two sibling mentor , Rey unveils her own yellow-bellied - bladed design , watched by the two Skywalker twins in Force ghost anatomy . An peculiarly nosy resident of Tatooine approaches and ask Rey who she is , to which the Jedi replies " Rey Skywalker , " revealing that she had sagely passed on " Palpatine " in favour of taking her Jedi victor ' surname . Rey becoming a spiritual Skywalker was a touching termination that suited all party - Rey ’s identity crisis was purpose , and the bequest of the Skywalker fellowship would go on , even after their role in the galaxy came to an remnant .
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But the " Rey Skywalker " ending might ’ve load down a more affective punch if it were incite into a completely different conniption . During the final combat against Palpatine , the Emperor conjures the collective might of all previous Sith . Rey respond by muster the spokesperson of deceased Jedi , proudly proclaiming " I am ALL the Jedi . " While it was certainly nice to ( shortly ) hear a few take back voices fromStar Wars’past , some argued that the scene was underwhelming . Not only is the " Italian sandwich hulking - up by channeling her predecessors " trope cliched , butThe Rise of Skywalkermissed a golden chance to include an epic US Army of Force wraith leaping to Rey ’s economic aid . Abrams was evidently try on to positionPalpatine and Reyas polar opposites , one embody the short side , and the other the darkness , but like much inThe ascension of Skywalker , the story was too hasten to have the desire impingement .
And this is where Rey should ’ve officially adopted the Skywalker surname . rather of proclaiming , " I am ALL the Jedi , " Rey could ’ve heard the voices of her Jedi herald , felt the rush of inspiration , and shouted out " And I am Rey Skywalker . " There was cute little figure - up to Rey becoming a representative of the entire Jedi faith , so her big moment lacked the wider significance the terminal engagement of the Skywalker saga should ’ve go for . On the other hand , Rey ’s connexion to the Skywalker family was large throughout theStar Warssequel trilogy , so becoming an official Skywalker mid - battle would ’ve made more thematic sense .
Moreover , the Skywalker kinship group were always the scourge of Palpatine ’s existence - it certainly would ’ve hold more weightiness for Rey to align with her grandfather ’s eternal foes than to somehow pull from the world power of numerous Force touch that the audience are n’t realise . Palpatinewas undone by a pair of Skywalkers once before inReturn of the Jedi , and now his own granddaughter is bringing the name back to haunt him . This bring a more personal soupcon to a duel between two fibre who have never previously meet in theStar Warsfranchise .
Arguably , Rey ’s " I am ALL the Jedi " line lessen the grandness of her subsequent " Rey Skywalker " reveal . Ever since her introduction inThe Force Awakens , Rey has been searching for her family , and when she takes on the mantle of the entire Jedi parliamentary procedure , that on-going quest for identity is solve . Rey is n’t " nobody , " she is n’t a Palpatine - she ’s a Jedi proudly continuing a larger-than-life , hopeful tradition into the future . But when Rey afterwards chooses to take on the Skywalker name , she ’s solving that same job a 2d sentence . These twoThe Rise of Skywalkerscenes actively work against each other , and since " Rey Skywalker " is the more fitting and emotional conclusion , this should ’ve replaced Rey ’s big Jedi moment during her victory over Palpatine .
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