#reylometa

[knightdreamerreylo]

Dear John Williams- I’m sorry you had to witness your music being bamboozled.

Okay, so I don’t normally post on here, but after seeing TROS and reflecting on whatever it was that I just saw, I felt like venting a bit. Besides the fact that the glorious Reylo kiss scene was glaringly edited, the track titled “Farewell” is a significant indicator of what was SUPPOSED to happen. It ends in a rapturous major key, with trumpets a-blaring, indicating that WE WERE MOST CERTAINLY ROBBED. This sham of an ending has had me in all kinds of emotions, except tears. Literally, the movie left me feeling numb. I left the theater in a state of emotional blankness and churning turmoil. Granted, everything has its pros and cons- I appreciated the visuals and most certainly John Williams soundtrack. Quite honestly, though, I have researched, read, and analyzed all kinds of theories after watching this movie. The plot holes are in your face and the retcons more so. However, I have a little meta that I was thinking about today. 

Going back to “Farewell,” I kept humming the ending today, and finally after many repeats, I realized that it sounded familiar (and not because it’s a rearrangement of themes). 

First listen to this at timestamp 4:20

Now listen to this at timestamp 3:32

Sound familiar? AND LITERALLY THE TRUMPET THEME IS THE MOMENT BELLE AND PRINCE ADAM KISS. :heart exploding:

John Williams is ALWAYS intentional with his music. This being a Disney movie, I don’t find it surprising that he may have gotten some inspiration. Especially, when it comes from a movie with the ENEMIES TO LOVERS TROPE.

Disney completely failed with the fairy tale ending on TROS though. George Lucas was adamant that Star Wars was a fairy tale. How can you have a character that for three movies has always wanted a family, starts out alone on a desert, and ends up alone on a desert, and without the prospect of creating her own family with her soulmate?  There were so MANY hints and nuances that indicated the idea of motherhood and Rey wanting a family, which includes creating her OWN (Ex. Porg nests with babies, group of children on Pasaana, fertility necklace, etc.). 

Anyway, I’m off on a tangent. The point is, John Williams most certainly knew how the story was going to end and he delivered accordingly. What DLF did at the last minute was not only disrespectful, but a slap in the face after so many years of producing orchestral masterpieces. 

Dear John Williams,

If you ever read this, please know how much you have made an impact on my life and the life of others. As a musician myself, I will always revere and remain in awe of your talents and the gift that you provided the world. Thank you for sharing every ounce of effort and energy to make movies iconic and memorable. You literally give life to every film you’ve scored and I wish you nothing but many more long, happy years in music. 

Much Musical Love,

Knightdreamerreylo

P.S. I want to see you in concert sooo bad! Please, please, please come to Florida! <3

P.P.S. Your music was literally the only thing that truly made me feel something in the TROS. 

[krawalito]

Motherhood predictions?

I was thinking a lot about the scenes we got in pasaana and what they could mean. This is all very speculative but as I said before I have to find some symbolism in this movie.

When they are on pasaana they are on the festival of ancestors. This could be a hint to her own ancestry or it could mean she will become an ancestor of her own family in the future. The festival is very similar to the Holi festival in India. This festival is celebrated for many various reasons but one of them is to honor the god of love Kama (Another one is the triumph of good vs evil). you can also see a lot of red, orange and yellow which stands for life, love, passion and erotica.

At that festival in the forbidden valley she is longing for Family. The way she looks at the children etc. The forbidden alley is an interesting name. Symbolically in many religions sex before marriage is forbidden which could lead to pregnancy.

The name pasaana could come from pasana (Sanskrit) Āyurveda encyclopedia which means stones.

The necklace that Rey gets from Nambi (which means able, confident) looks very similar to a fertility necklace which is usually made of stones. Moonstone to be exact. The colors are also usually blue and pink.

The figures on this necklace look like angels to me but I am not sure yet. I need better pictures. However I count 5. The number 5 stands for many things and one among them is love. It’s the number of Venus. Venus stands for love, passion, fertility, sex....

Ben ripps this necklace off in order to find her. For me this has a very sexual tension. It symbols that he is ready for some sexy time with Rey and to fertilize her.

He is also telling her that she will take his hand next time or that he knows that she secretly wants to take his hand. Which is another proposal. Which she does. She is accepting his proposal. he gives all his life he has left and puts his hand on her stomach/underbelly. We all know that babies grow in this region and that you need life to create life. The clothes they are wearing are also very symbolic. He is dressed in black like a groom, she is dressed like a bride in white. They seal their marriage with a kiss.

This is all I got for now. I saw the movie once so bear with me. they are either telling us that there is a possibility of Rey being pregnant or is ready for pregnancy or it is all linked to her being a palpatine. Which is very likely bc they are full of shit and know nothing about symbolism. But we need to stay positive and this is canon now. They are married and she is pregnant. Period. I am not accepting anything else.

[artofcrumbs-reblog]

Kylo and Rey’s Theme is incorporated in Anidala’s “Across The Stars” Theme 🎵🎶

John Williams is a fine craftsman. This is intentionally done. Music doesn’t lie.

Source: u/branperkins123 Link | Image Source

[knightdreamerreylo]

Just wanted to point out this REYLO PRIDE AND PREJUDICE PARALLEL! And also the uncanny resemblance between Kiera Knightly and Daisy Ridley.

[krawalito]

Reylo and lovestory telling

so i was researching and not only that but i was watching a lot of love movies lately which makes me write this meta.

so how do we write a love story?

1. love is the only genre where you need not one, but two equally well-defined main characters - Ben and Rey

2. you have to show the details to their weaknesses and needs - Family and fear of being loved

3. a plot where surprise must come out of intimacy -  TLJ the hand touch and what happens after that, Rey goes to Ben. TFA he removes the mask and it is you in the forrest.

4. you have to make the audience not only see the love but feel it, want it, even demand that it happen (what the heck is wrong with Antis? everything obviously). If that isn't hard enough, your characters must want it, but fear it and avoid it as well - nothing to add here actually. We Reylos see it, feel it, want it. its driving us nuts actually. they try to avoid it though.

5. The first story beat is the main characters' fear of love - this is more Ben than Rey but they both fear it in some way.

6. love stories often begin with the eventual lovers fighting - really??? 

this is very basic. if you dig deeper though it turns out to be more complex in a trilogy. because you can look at each episode separately or in its entirety.

1. Love-interest introduced (mid-way or near the end of the first act) - Reylo first meet around 1.17 in the force awakens, which is around mid-way through the movie. 

2. They fall in love (throughout the second act) - Interrogation in TFA or Rey's connection with Kylo TLJ.

3. They break up for some reason (end of the 2nd act), usually because of the protagonist’s internal-conflict (character-flaw) - she is fleeing from SKB in TFA. for TLJ its difficult as it has 4 Acts however if you follow the same pattern then its the end of the third act - end of throne room battle. 

4. The protagonist becomes a better person in third act - started in tlj but will probably come to full circle in its last installment.

5. They get back together - that depends on the storytelling of TROS but if you follow the trilogy pattern its in the third movie and its 3rd act. this is probably where his redemption arc is completed. 

6. They kiss passionately at the final-scene and (apparently) live happily ever after - i do hope so, no i demand it.

7. You’ll probably want almost everything in the love-story wrapped up before the final-battle and the climax. The protagonist can get the girl right before the final-battle/climax or just after. Either works. But, pretty much everything else should be wrapped up before - we do hope it happens BEFORE the final battle/climax.

so after reading all of it i was checking out some love movies and how they are structured. 

Pretty Woman, the notebook, 10 things i hate about you, pride and prejudice to name 4 different love stories. i by far watched more and the list could be endless.

so what happens in all of the movies more or less? 

exactly the above in the exact same way. they might not hate or dislike each other at the beginning of the movie but they always share a certain distance to each other for various reasons, so there are always obstacles at first. 

this is part one because i would like to strip those movies and show every pattern and make cross references to Reylo. but that will take some time which i will save for the weekend.

source: John Truby, screenplay.today