vintagetvfan:

leiasbluelightsaber:

What I really truly wanted with Rey’s parentage was a continuation of the story we already got in a way that would make Rey’s place in it narratively meaningful and emotionally satisfying. What I wanted was to see a complex and compelling father-daughter relationship in Star Wars. What I wanted was for the Skywalker legacy to be hope, not despair. And yes, what I wanted was a female heir to the most recognizable name in current cinema.

The Skywalkers were not born into power. They were born as slaves. Luke was a farmer on a dustball in the middle of nowhere. And even Leia, who was a princess, didn’t earn her place as a rebel leader by simply being Bail Organa’s daughter. She was a spy, a soldier, a valued operative. And as a senator, she didn’t have any power within the Empire. Interestingly enough, the only one this could apply to, as the son of two of the most famous people in the galaxy, is Kylo Ren. Yet he decided he wanted a completely different kind of power (for reasons unknown, I might add).

If by power you mean the Force, I don’t know what to tell you. The main conflict in SW will always be between the Dark and Light side of the Force. It’s what makes it so interesting in the first place. Do I think there should be more Force-users as main characters, aside from Rey and Kylo? Yes. But why should that mean the death of the Skywalkers?

As Carrie Fisher said, the fact that it’s all about family is what makes people drawn to these characters. It’s not about shocking revelations. It’s not about cool lightsaber battles. The lightsaber battles are only as interesting as the relationship between the people who fight them.

Can you honestly say you are satisfied with Rey’s parentage as it was presented? The girl who inherits all the important stuff from the old heroes, yet is not connected to them in any meaningful way. The girl who was abandoned by her parents, yet is unable to confront them. The girl who has all the Skywalker skills and Force powers, yet was apparently only born to ‘balance’ a Skywalker’s darkness. Is that really something people want for the first female lead in a Star Wars trilogy?

I’d like to point out that The Last Jedi was the middle film in a trilogy, and therefore what we learned there about Rey is not necessarily the final word.

Also: we heard it from Kylo Ren, who (need I remind you?) is a Sith lord trying to persuade Rey over to his side.  In other words, it’s not necessarily the truth!

That’s an interesting point because the reason there is a scene in ROTJ where Yoda confirms that Vader is Luke’s father is because supposedly a child psychologist told George Lucas that small children would assume that Vader, being a villain, was lying about it and needed to hear it confirmed by someone more reputable.

It wouldn’t surprise me if Kylo Ren was lying so the writers could subvert that idea.