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WHY I LOVE:
REY’S FINAL CHOICE
(A Thread)
REY’S FINAL CHOICE
(A Thread)
‘Ello there! Been a while since we did this hasn’t it?
Shouldn’t come as a surprise but what you’re about to read is my opinion. You don’t need to get mad, we can all be civil here.
Shouldn’t come as a surprise but what you’re about to read is my opinion. You don’t need to get mad, we can all be civil here.
The main reason I’m writing this thread is because... I want to, first and foremost.
The second reason is that because of the fact I love Rey and her decision, a lot of people seem to think that I’m someone who thinks Rey Skywalker was the best choice. I’m not.
The second reason is that because of the fact I love Rey and her decision, a lot of people seem to think that I’m someone who thinks Rey Skywalker was the best choice. I’m not.
Bombshell, am I right?
I support and love Rey Skywalker because that is the canon and that is her decision. However i can’t lie when I say I sagged in my seat when I found out Rey wasn’t really a nobody.
So what? What is it that makes me dislike the idea that she’s a nobody? But love the fact that she’s a Skywalker? Sit down and enjoy guys as I try to explain why I love Rey’s decision.
You all know why I love Rey Skywalker. If you’ve somehow not seen that thread you can check it out here; https://twitter.com/swfanjordan/status/1280457228089245696
In TLJ when she was outed as a nobody and someone that didn’t belong in this story, it made me even more connected to her. To see this character come from nothing and defy the odds and BECOME someone, really inspired me and it was something I longed for myself.
This was new for Star Wars. We’ve never had that character come from nothing. We had that for two years with Rey but then The Rise of Skywalker happened.
Now I love this movie okay, but I have never been hit with a bigger punch to the gut that Rey being outed as a Palpatine. That hurt. It sorta seemed to be a “forget that nonsense” type move to the idea of becoming your own person.
I won’t hesitate in saying i sank in my seat. Had they just ruined something integral to my ties and connection to Rey? Well... I thought so at first. But then the ending came.
The ending of The Rise of Skywalker has been met with so much criticism: from the (unnecessary) death of Ben Solo to the idea of Rey taking the Skywalker mantle.
I’m friends with so many people who dislike Rey ‘Skywalker’ for that very reason and their beliefs are 100% valid.
I’m friends with so many people who dislike Rey ‘Skywalker’ for that very reason and their beliefs are 100% valid.
But let me tell you why I love it shall I?
Like Rey, I also come from family I wish I could defy. Family I wish I could disconnect myself from. I fear becoming like my father. I don’t want to end up the same evil man. Rey turning down her supposed destiny and taking a new name-
Like Rey, I also come from family I wish I could defy. Family I wish I could disconnect myself from. I fear becoming like my father. I don’t want to end up the same evil man. Rey turning down her supposed destiny and taking a new name-
-given to her by her new found family really got to me. It was a sign for me. A sign that despite how bad everything is for me, in a way I can choose my family. I don’t have to let my relatives and bloodline dictate who I am to become.
And honestly? That’s amazing. Rey’s journey in TROS for me has a lot of ups and downs but her decision in the end is one of my favourite moments in her story. Because it shows strength and character to fully turn her back on her bloodline.
That same character and strength is something I hope to have, and it’s something that over this last 5 years, Rey has taught me to have. Here she was, having just eradicated any ties to her bloodline, any tie to her supposed ‘birthright’
...and she was happy.
...and she was happy.
That gave me the realisation that maybe I can have that one day, could I channel the same strength and truly defy my bloodline? The long standing abuse I’ve suffered? The ending of TROS (problems and all) made me realise I could. And that is why I truly love Rey’s final decision.
(End of thread)
TYSM for reading! If you wanted to share this around with others that would be awesome! Feel free to let me know what you thought of this! Although REMINDER that this is my opinion.
TYSM for reading! If you wanted to share this around with others that would be awesome! Feel free to let me know what you thought of this! Although REMINDER that this is my opinion.
Not only that, it’s also genuine ties to very traumatic life experiences for me. So please remember that in your replies if you plan on being spiteful or mean :) have a nice day!!
