Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
WithAvengers : Endgameout of the way , the next hotly hoped-for dealership conclusion will beStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalker . UnlikeEndgame , which only provided an ending for its own part of the enfranchisement and set up the next part in its final moments , The Rise of Skywalkerpromises to be a definitive ending to the nine - partStar Warssaga we ’ve been keep abreast since 1977 . So far , Star Warsfans have been less than impressed with the sequels being release out by Disney since their acquisition of Lucasfilm . So , here are 10 waysThe Rise Of Skywalkercan redeem theStar Warssequel trilogy .
No Rehashed Plots
The biggest criticism of Disney’sStar Warssequels since the very beginning has been that they ’ve just been rehash plotlines from George Lucas ’ original trilogy . The Force Awakenswas a thinly veiled remake ofA New Hope , which evenJ.J. Abrams himself has admit to , whileThe Last Jedipositioned itself as a bold unexampled story , but actually shared a lot of storey togs withThe Empire Strikes Back . ForThe Rise of Skywalkerto set itself apart and really satisfy the diehard lover base after two rehashed movies , it ask to stop rehash and start tell some original stories .
A True Ending for Luke Skywalker
By far one of the most controversial things about theStar Warssequel trilogy has been the picture of Luke Skywalker as an elder , grizzle , cynical antihero who ’s turn his back on the Jedi . This is the hombre who figure the good in the most disgustful gentleman in the galaxy , and we ’re supposed to believe he ’d be ready to dispatch his nephew on a intuition ? Mark Hamill is confirmed to return as Luke inThe Rise of Skywalker , probably in the form of a Force specter , so there ’s a chance to give his character a proper termination to his iconic arc .
Develop Everyone’s Character Arcs
If the MCU has show us anything , it ’s that the most successful franchises explicate long - running story arcs for their characters to keep the audience engage . Of course , the MCU is n’t the first enfranchisement to do this . Over the row of the originalStar Warstrilogy , we find out Luke become a Jedi , Leia leave her soft princess lifestyle behind , Han discover the virtues of caring about other hoi polloi , and he made Darth Vader see the erroneous belief in his agency and come back to the Light Side of the Force . The character discharge in the sequel trilogy are vague and muddled at substantially . Rey , Finn , Poe , and Kylo Ren need some genuine character growth if devotee are go to be slaked .
Consistent Force Mythology
What has irritated a lot of fans with Disney ’s sequel trilogy is that the rules of the Force are not reproducible with the original movies , or even with the new movies . In the honest-to-goodness motion picture , the things that multitude could do with the Force were circumscribe , which made it at least credible within the context of the films , drawing in the viewers .
When whole new Force ability are thrown in , like Rey and Kylo Ren ’s Force - Skyping , Luke ’s Force project , and Princess Leia ’s uncivilised Force ride through the vacuum of space , it takes us out of the reality of the movies and entrust us let down .
A Heartfelt Sendoff For Princess Leia
SinceThe Rise of Skywalkeris the first movie in the coreStar Warssaga to be made following Carrie Fisher ’s prematurely authorise , her legacy will loom pretty large over it . After the producers ponder it over for a few month before shoot and got the benediction of Fisher ’s fellowship , they in the end decided to repurpose some unused footage fromThe Force Awakensto give Leia a storyline in the novel movie . When a standardized affair happened with Paul Walker , theFast & Furiousfranchise throw him a affecting send - off . IfStar Warsdoes the same for Carrie Fisher and the new movie is a jubilation of her , then sports fan will be proud of .
No Unnecessary Side Characters
TheStar Warssequel trilogy is full of supporting persona that could ’ve easily been cut without exchange the motion-picture show too much : DJ , Holdo , Maz Kanata , Unkar Plutt . These side character and their story arcs distract from the key characters of Rey , Finn , Poe , and Kylo Ren , and leave the movies with less runtime to flesh them out , so they terminate up feeling less developed . Something ’s seriously amiss when we acquire more about a codebreaker without a name than we do about any of the main characters . These unneeded side characters have to stop to allow for some actual development in the trilogy ’s lead .
Build On Character Relationships
Part of what makes the continuation trilogy less interesting than the original trilogy is that none of the character partake in a tangible relationship . Luke , Han , and Leia feel like a veridical mathematical group of people whose human relationship with each other produce and change and compound throughout the original trilogy . In contrast , Rey and Finn ’s relationship ceased to be as soon as they meet up with Han Solo inThe Force Awakens , and Rey has barely said two Logos to Poe . The closest human relationship we ’ve seen in the continuation so far is Rey and Kylo Ren , and even then it ’s not clear which one is perpetrate the other towards their side of the Force .
Don’t Squander Palpatine
If the much - hyped coming into court of Emperor Palpatine inThe advance of Skywalkerends up being disappointing , then there wo n’t be much promise for the movie . He ’s been the puppet original in charge of the coltsfoot since the beginning . First , he arise through the political rank to claim his malevolent intentions and destroy the Jedi .
Then , he take a untried Jedi Padawan under his backstage and turned him into the galaxy ’s most knock-down despot . Whatever his next move is , it needs to give the Resistance something impressive and difficult to fend , rather than just the First Order , a cabal which usually come up across as a rip - off of the Empire with no substantial motivation .
Make Us Care About Star Wars Again
A few years ago , it was unthinkable in theStar Warsfan base that those sports fan would one day not care what was go on in theStar Warsuniverse or would be essentially indifferent to the outlet of a newStar Warsmovie . However , that was before Disney came in with their tenuous compass on the franchise ’s mythology , wiped out the Expanded Universe , and replaced it with a new , subscript canyon . Now , we ’re a few months away from the giving finale of theStar Warssaga , and most fans are barely excited . J.J. Abrams ’ problem is fundamentally to make us handle aboutStar Warsagain .
A Satisfying Ending To The Skywalker Saga
The only real way forThe Rise of Skywalkerto make up for the disappointment of the continuation trilogy and satisfy even the most dedicatedStar Warsfans is to simply ply a fitting end to the Skywalker saga . J.J. Abrams has promise that his young moving-picture show will bind all three trilogy together and stop the chronicle in a pleasing way , and , if he birth on this promise , then he ’ll redeem Disney ’s misgivings . There are , of course , doubt that this is even possible since expectations for the movie are sky - high , and it has to somehow pay off more than four decades of moviegoing . We ’ll just have to wait and see .
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