Rosie Fletcher Kayti Burt Dec 18, 2019
With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker almost here, we take a look at why backtracking on the identity of Rey's parents is a bad idea.
The hiatus between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi was rife with Star Wars fan speculation concerning Rey’s parents, only for director Rian Johnson to definitely (or so it seemed at the time) answer the question for all of us in The Last Jedi.
In the film, Kylo Ren tells Rey that her parents were “nobodies,” people who sold their child for drinking money. Despite the lack of privilege in her pedigree, Rey is positioned as the successor to Luke Skywalker and one of the heroes who, presumably, will save the day in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Last Jedi ends with a “nobody” boy on a “nobody” planet demonstrating his power with the Force.
With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker almost here, we take a look at why backtracking on the identity of Rey's parents is a bad idea.
The hiatus between The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi was rife with Star Wars fan speculation concerning Rey’s parents, only for director Rian Johnson to definitely (or so it seemed at the time) answer the question for all of us in The Last Jedi.
In the film, Kylo Ren tells Rey that her parents were “nobodies,” people who sold their child for drinking money. Despite the lack of privilege in her pedigree, Rey is positioned as the successor to Luke Skywalker and one of the heroes who, presumably, will save the day in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Last Jedi ends with a “nobody” boy on a “nobody” planet demonstrating his power with the Force.
- 4/12/2019
- Den of Geek
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