Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
A young male child gives in to the chorus of dark thoughts that assure him he is the heritor patent to Lord Vader , he murders his own founder seeking solace from the conflict within . A young girl wait patiently for parent long stagnant to repay for her , disguise her own trauma with a Leslie Townes Hope that is not easily shake up .
Ina New York Times interview , The Last Jediwriter and director Rian Johnson called Rey and Kylo Ren “ [ … ] Almost two halves of our protagonist , ” in paying attention to the sequel trilogy . For better or for bad , Rey and Kylo are connected in ways no one else in their life can think ( literally since they share a rare bond with the Force ) — as Palpatine warns in the finalThe Rise of Skywalkertrailer , their come together will be their undoing … or will it ? We lean ten reasons why Rey and Kylo Ren ( or “ Reylo ” as it ’s better known as ) should take place .
The Promotion
Lucasfilm has n’t shied aside from the theme of Reylo during theRise of Skywalkerpress tour . From coy jokes at the Celebration panel earlier this yr to Adam Driver describing what Kylo would be like as a husband on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and , perhaps most brazenly , Daisy Ridley ’s rapped recap of the filmsincluded the comment that Kylo is “ a moment of a toying ” on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , Reylo has been one of the big topics talked about by the Godhead in the leading - up to the last Skywalker film .
Despite there being a destiny of unreciprocated query and mysteries besiege the pic , Lucasfilm has take a more verbatim approach to promoting it by being unfastened with Dark!Rey , Palpatine , and now Reylo — we do n’t recognise how Rey and Kylo may end their will - they - won’t - they dynamic , but Lucasfilm is surely push for the cosmopolitan interview to know it ’s a thing .
Balance Within The Force
Balance is one of the primal object in theStar Warsuniverse , with Anakin being the apparent Chosen One that could restore balance within the Force . However , with recent mythology additions such as the challenging “ Mortis Trilogy ” inThe Clone Warsmay prove that bringing balance to the Force was never about wiping out the Sith — but uniting the Dark and the Light in a middle priming coat .
Rey and Kylo have been shown to be equals within the Force from their second scene together : Kylo attempts to navigate Rey ’s intellect in an examination to memorise the location of Luke , but she speedily turn the table and uses the same baron on Kylo : tapping into a deeply - rooted care of his . Moreover , Rey is drawn to the Dark as much as Kylo is to the Light — imply their union could very well represent the balance the beetleweed so urgently needs .
Belonging for Rey
Rey grew up alone and without a folk who truly worry for her , a trauma that is the inwardness of her grapheme : belonging and a family is what Rey ultimately desires , and from what we ’ve seen fromthe Rise of Skywalker , Rey still feels alone with the Resistance , which she claim does n’t understand her — but Kylo does .
It would be a disservice to Rey ’s fibre to have her wind up alone , and it would undermine the developing and foreshadowing toward Rey and Kylo ’s romantic hereafter . With this being the last Skywalker Saga picture , we ca n’t imagine Lucasfilm ending a nine - film journeying on such a stark ending as these two solitary soul not finding the belonging and understanding they seek .
Their Chemistry
The Force Awakensbarely scratched the surface of Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley ’s interpersonal chemistry , something which was quickly rectify inthe Last Jedi . Due to the alliance they apportion , Rey and Kylo were able to see and communicate with each other from across the coltsfoot , forcing both of them to open up emotionally with the other .
The chemistry between Rey and Kylo is electrical whenever they share the same space , so much so that sometimes it feels like we , the audience , are intruding on a private mo between the two . One such scene is when Rey and Kylo touch hand through the Force — a brawny enough scene that Gifs of it have even brought in newStar Warsfans .
Thematic Closure
George Lucas once say thatStar Warswas like poetry — it rhyme . The same can be say for the fresh films , and Reylo in particular . The parallels between Kylo and Rey and Anakin and Padmé that it has sparked the fan theory that Rey and Kylo are “ Reverse Anidala , ” and that their story is mean to work closure on the family relationship that terminate in disaster inRevenge of the Sith .
Similarly , Solo : A Star Wars Storyincluded several thematic parallels withThe Last Jedi , include a visual focus on Han ’s prosperous dice . In a mirror to Kylo and Rey separating due to Kylo ’s decision to become the Supreme Leader , Han and Qi’ra single out when Qi’ra hold out on to take control of the Crimson Dawn , working under Darth Maul . Just like with Anidala , Reylo could bring some much - needed closing for Han and Qi’ra as well .
Redemption
Redemption is whatStar Warsis about at its meat . Redemption and hope go hand in handwriting because what is n’t more hopeful than being told that even in your bad moment , you could do better , you could strain to be a better person . lately , a tale has arrive in fiction that if you ’ve done anything virtuously gray-headed , then you must die to truly aby for whatever you ’ve done . Working tirelessly for the trust of comrade , protect people is n’t enough for medium anymore : redemption , patently , lies in destruction .
Kylo Ren is a conflicted soul , draw to the Light , but constantly pull to the Dark by a voice in his head clouding his judgment . Like Anakin , Kylo could redeem himself out of dearest : his love for Rey , his erotic love for Leia . A really hopeful content for the ending of the Skywalker Saga would be that Kylo lives , mend , and becomes the heir not to Vader , but to the good that is in the very mineral vein of his descent .
Finally, A Happy Ending
For whatever grounds , in this day and age , glad endings are a thing of the past — tragedy is how most things typically end andStar Warsis well known for its tragedy .
Most importantly , there ’s a distinguishable lack of romantic relationship in a galaxy far , far aside which do n’t end in disaster — Anakin and Padmé were tragically star - crossed fan , Han and Leia eventually separated , and even inStar Wars Rebels , Kanan and Hera could n’t get a happy conclusion . A glad ending would be a welcome alteration for the saga .
It Honors the Skywalker Legacy
So many Skywalkers have go out of hope for a better tomorrow , have been keep apart for most of their lives — it only stool sentiency to give the surviving Skywalkers an ending of promise with a promising future ahead . It start with a woman raising a shaver alone in an unforgiving and cruel demesne and a son that wanted to see every superstar .
The Skywalkers have crusade the same conflict for over forty years , they ’ve fallen and been beaten and lost so many people over the films , it should be their time to rise , to at long last bring counterweight , to restore public security , and to have their own happily ever after .
Allusions To Other Stories
Many fans have noted that several primal Reylo scene have directly mirror several other popular love affair — one scene in the finalThe procession of Skywalkertrailer seems to be a ocular callback to the climax of 2005’sPride & Prejudice , where Darcy walk across a battlefield to Lizzie , not to name all the Disney recall .
Reylo is also exemplary of many tropes in cleaning lady ’s medium , such as the heroine falling in love with a monster / her foe , who finally exchange their way of life to become a better partner for her .
Original Storytelling
Fans kvetch thatThe Force Awakenswas similar toA New Hope , so it does n’t make sense to us to haveThe upgrade of Skywalkerfollow a similar ending toReturn of the Jedi .
It would show a lot of originality to have a redemption for Kylo that is n’t immediately follow with death , and even more original to have a hero and scoundrel end up together , close out a saga that ’s been around for forty long time . Star Warsis a fairytale , and it should finish like one .
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