Always a fan of your Star Wars opinions. Curious to see what you think of the new trailer? Or too soon to tell?
I am become hype!
I think it looks great. everyone looks cool. Poe has never been Hotter. Finn has never been more In Charge. Rey has never been more Extra. and Kylo is out here strutting about in black, #OnBrand style.
the Dark Rey thing just looks to me like a giant red herring. like it’s something someone is seeing in a Force vision, a la the montage on Takodana when Rey touched the lightsaber. she saw things that had passed, but also something that hadn’t. Dark Rey fits in similarly. I’m gonna assume it’s something Kylo is seeing, since he did say in TLJ that he “saw” Rey turn to the Dark Side. (she also said she “saw” him turn to the Light, and look what happened there!)
cautiously optimistic about the Leia scenes! Leia is so near and dear to my heart, and I know the blueprint has Episode IX as Leia’s movie, like TFA was Han’s and TLJ was Luke’s…. give Leia the mic!
I still am not thrilled about this re-introduction of Palpatine, since it kind of vomits all over the great ending of ROTJ… but I guess it’s still possible for something to kick in and make that work and also satisfying. so not thinking about that much.
TLJ saw everyone making the big Choice about who they are and how they fit into this story and this galaxy: Rey chooses herself, and her own path, different from Kylo and Luke’s. Finn chooses to become a hero, and to devote himself to taking the First Order down. Poe chooses to become a leader, and to make the hard choices fearlessly. Kylo chooses himself, and his own opinion of righteousness.
I look forward to a movie that takes these answers and says, “Neat! Now the story is at the end. Time to choose your own ending.”
