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The response to the last of theStar WarsSkywalker saga celluloid , The Rise of Skywalker , has been anything but glow . The film feels almost chronically overstuffed , packed to the brim with moments of action and dangerous undertaking and very few scenes in which characters are allowedto communicate and experience thingsin the way they are in quite literally every otherStar Warsfilm ever made .
For all the photographic film ’s many failings , there are still some moments of existent , genuine emotion patter in along the mode , no matter how fugitive they may be , or the fact that they may be undone in the end . We take a look at the ten most tear - hitch scenes in this last Skywalker saga celluloid .
C-3PO calls R2-D2 his best friend
As the only stay characters who have been part of the story from the very starting time , C-3PO and R2 - D2 have a truly important purpose in the saga , and in this final photographic film . Their friendly relationship has been one of the most beloved parts of the entire serial publication , and it ’s now even survived two retentivity wipes amidst all the war they ’ve been part of .
Before C-3PO manoeuvre off on the adventure with the gang , he offers what could be a fond farewell to his lifelong friend R2 - D2 , tell him that he has been his best supporter all along . We ’re not crying . We just have some space rubble in our eyes . Really .
Rey’s memories
As disappointing and frankly lazy as the reveal that Rey is a descendant of Emperor Palpatine may be , The Rise of Skywalkerstill makes use of the poignant memories Rey has of when she was leave behind by her parents . piggyback on the memories first introduced of a yell young Rey inThe Force Awakens , The Rise of Skywalkerdoubles down , showing her parent as loving and protective .
While it ’s still insufferable to realize the whole " selling her into indentured servitude with Unkar Plutt on Jakku " part of it , the flashbacks do portray her parent as have intercourse her deep and being willing to die to keep her safe .
Chewbacca is feared dead
Few characters in theStar Warsuniverse think of as much to fans everywhere as Chewbacca does , and all without saying a individual word that we can understand . In the first turn ofThe Rise of Skywalker , Rey and Friend steer to Pasaana as part of their many finally pointless quest . While there , Chewbacca is ambushed by First Order Stormtroopers , and taken absorbed .
A tug of warfare in the Force ensues between Rey and Kylo Ren as they war over the transferral ship they think to be restrain Chewbacca . And in that moment , Rey ’s dark side make out to light , as she explode the ship overhead with Force lightning , make all to conceive that Chewbacca has pass .
C-3PO loses his memories
First glimpsed in the trailers and promo spots for the movie , the tantrum in which C-3PO reconcile himself to his fate of losing his storage once again still manages to play as deeply worked up . Due in large part to the strength of Anthony Daniels ' vocal performance in the role , C-3PO ’s heroic sacrifice and thick sadness are both immediately mat .
Though the motion-picture show undoes the excited impact of his courage after in the filmfor no genuine reasonother than because it can , C-3PO still manages to go out as a hero for this abbreviated shining moment .
Leia’s death
It was essentially a foregone conclusion thatThe Rise of Skywalkerwould be wedge to let in the tragic going of Leia Organa , given Carrie Fisher ’s own tragic death in 2016 . The film did the good that it could with what special footage they had memory access to , but it was in the use of body doubles and new footage that the film grow its most moving present moment with her character .
In an enactment of mother ’s love , Leia uses the little Force vigour she has left to contact out to her Word , Ben . Through her exploit , Ben ultimately begin to sour back to the light side of the Force , even if it ’s too late for them to ever plug in again .
Rey and Ben kiss
For three motion-picture show , the sequel trilogy concerned itself with the absorbing back and forth , light and dark , Yin and yang relationship between heroine Rey and sometime villain Kylo Ren . Their kinship has always been the most unique and catch part of the trilogy , as well as one of the most singular parts of the saga as a whole .
The Rise of Skywalkerallows this moral force to reach its lifelike decision , albeit concisely . After Kylo ’s redemption as Ben Solo , and the defeat of the Emperor , these two troubled kids in the end have a real , genuine bit with one another where they ’re allowed to espouse , to buss , and to express their feeling for one another , even without words .
Ben heals Rey
It ’s the moment just prior to the candy kiss itself that stands out as one that ’s guaranteed to bring the tear , however . After Rey succeeds in killing Emperor Palpatine hopefully once and for all , the effort proves to be too much for her , and albeit shortly , she succumbs to her wounds and all of a sudden dies .
But when Ben discover her again , he summons all the strength he has left in his already beaten and crushed body , uses the life Force remaining in him , and cure her , bringing her back to life story . The instant when her hand joins his against her stomach , signal her Christ’s Resurrection , is one that is guaranteed to be commend .
Chewbacca mourns Leia
As one of our only original torpedo to pull through the entire saga , Chewbacca has seen and abide more than almost any other character . He has also lost more than any other character , too . It ’s what make water his tangible heartbreak and pain upon being send word of the loss of General Leia Organa all the more torturous to behold .
After learning of Leia ’s death , Chewbacca start to roar in pain , falling to his knees and pushing away those who try on to console him . In this trilogy alone , Chewbacca has lost his best supporter , Han Solo , and his other dear friends , Luke and Leia . He truly has next to nothing leave .
Han and Ben make amends
Star Warsis and always has been a crime syndicate saga . For most of its run , the fellowship at its essence has been the Skywalkers . But inThe ascent of Skywalker , the family that encounter the most aid and the most excited takings is the Solo family . While Kylo Ren may be biologically a Skywalker , and the last Skywalker at that , it ’s his Solo heritage that prove instrumental to saving him , and the galaxy , too .
In a surprise cameo from Harrison Ford , Kylo Ren is visited by the retention of his late father , Han Solo , who promise him that it ’s not too late . Leia may be gone , but what they both believed in - even their son ’s natural goodness - is still very much so present , and real . Through their reconnection , and Kylo ’s apologetic state , Ben Solo reelect once and for all .
Ben’s death
Star Warsmay be a saga about Bob Hope , but the series ' final act could n’t be any less innocent of it . Mere seconds after write Rey and sharing a sore embracement with her , Ben Solo drop deadened , falling to the ground and fading away to become one with the Force . The last of the Skywalkers die out and is remembered by no one .
He invite no remembrance the direction Darth Vader did . There is no Force ghost to show he has moved on in the film ’s terminal present moment . There ’s no reason to consider that Rey ever told anyone about his salvation , or his assistance against Palpatine . Ben Solo dies , and the Skywalker legacy dies with him .
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