Reylos I need everyone to listen to me right now.
I am not here to āfixā TROS for you or change your opinion but hear me out. I know weāre hurting. I am too. Believe me. This wasnāt something I āwantedā to see happen. All Iām asking is that you HEAR ME OUT because we literally got something in this film we have been asking for for four years now. Maybe this perspective can potentially help some of you. Because I know a lot of people are emotionally struggling.
Ben Solo did NOT die for nothing. He basically hobbled his way up to Rey and took her limp, lifeless body into his arms. He struggles so much, but itās almost like he knows what has to happen. He goes in PLANNING to do this. He knows exactly what he needs to do and how because HE LOVES HER. The best part is, he doesnāt even know she loves him in return. He gives every last bit of life force he has left to her. When she wakes up, heās happy. But also sad because he knows whatās going to happen. That changes. When Rey says his name, tenderly touches his face, and actually goes in for A KISS, what does our boy do? Something weāve never once seen him do. He grins. It isnāt just a smile. Itās a toothy grin with dimples and even a soft, reliever chuckle. He. Is. HAPPY. This entire time he knows what is happening, yet he is happy. He WILLINGLY gave his life to this woman not even knowing if she loved him in return because he could not live a life without her. Then he finds out that she does love him. So you want my honest opinion? No. He did not die for nothing. He died to keep Rey safe. Itās beautiful. āNot fighting what we hate. SAVING WHAT WE LOVE.ā
I would also like to add more to this. If youāre still not on board. Guys, Ben legitimately did what Anakin could not. HE. CHEATED. DEATH. TO SAVE. THE WOMAN. HE. LOVED. All of this was done in love!! This whole thing is reverse Anidala!!!
Now. Letās move onto the scene later. I do not fully believe heās ādead.ā If you remember, Rey explains Force healing in a way of life force. Passing a bit of your own life on to another. He lives within her, guys. She will always feel and sense his presence. She will always know heās still there because in ways, heās now apart of her. In a much deeper and more connected way than they were before. He is living on through her, keeping her alive each and every day. Because apart of his life is within her.
Iāll admit, this wasnāt what I wanted to see happen. However, I donāt want to sit back and say everything was taken from us. Yes. I would have liked to see a bit more mourning. Is the movie perfect? No. Itās not. But I think what was done with Rey and Benās story is absolutely beautiful. Not to mention this movie literally made Reylo even canon to EVERYONEāS eyes. That, my friends. Is a victory.
Now, I sit here writing this with tears in my eyes. Yes. Goodbyes are hard. And yes. I did not want to see the one character Iāve been the most emotionally attached to ever die. BUT I will not allow myself to fully dislike or hate the very last work of this Saga that Iāve loved and held dear for so many years. I will not allow myself to hate something that could potentially have a beauty in it.
I will leave you all with one final thought that I think we all need to remember in this moment.
āNO ONEāS EVER REALLY GONE.ā