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  1. 1. How would you grade The Last Jedi?

  2. 2. Do you plan on seeing The Last Jedi in the cinema again?

  3. 3. The Last Jedi is better than... ((check the ones that apply))

    • A New Hope
    • The Empire Strikes Back
    • Return of the Jedi
    • Phantom Menace
    • Attack of the Clones
    • Revenge of the Sith
    • The Force Awakens
    • Rogue One
    • NONE!!!


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Just got back. I liked it overall. Much better than TFA which was a huge disappointment.

Things I didn’t like:

Poe thinks he’s starlord

If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

The way Luke went out.

Things I liked:

They nailed the casting for Rey. She kills it.

Seeing imperial guards/supreme leader guards in action.

It’s good to see crazy plans and ideas end up not working sometimes like the Finn/rose mission and the rebel attack at the base in the rust buckets.

 

idk if we have any reason to necessarily believe Kylo was telling the truth about that. He claims to have seen Rey's past and future, and she claimed to have seen his, but they were both wrong about the future at the end of the movie. They each stuck to their respective sides. That said, we don't have a great reason not to believe him, other than I just don't want to. Although I'd been thinking Rey had to be Luke's daughter until now...he made it pretty clear he has no idea who she is in that tree cave.

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Even if i was......Anakin and Padme would have murdered the desire in me "shudder"

 

They would have been a good romance...if they had just not spoken at all.

 

[Portman, to Lucas: You want me to say these shit lines? REALLY?! ] :laughing guy:

 

i don't like sand it's course and......Rough.

 

"portman stiffles a giggle"

 

"i'm sorry can we try again.....i'll do better"

 

:laughing guy:

 

Mick

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Just got back. I liked it overall. Much better than TFA which was a huge disappointment.

Things I didn’t like:

Poe thinks he’s starlord

If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

The way Luke went out.

Things I liked:

They nailed the casting for Rey. She kills it.

Seeing imperial guards/supreme leader guards in action.

It’s good to see crazy plans and ideas end up not working sometimes like the Finn/rose mission and the rebel attack at the base in the rust buckets.

 

idk if we have any reason to necessarily believe Kylo was telling the truth about that. He claims to have seen Rey's past and future, and she claimed to have seen his, but they were both wrong about the future at the end of the movie. They each stuck to their respective sides. That said, we don't have a great reason not to believe him, other than I just don't want to. Although I'd been thinking Rey had to be Luke's daughter until now...he made it pretty clear he has no idea who she is in that tree cave.

 

I'm calling it......Ben is lying. it's star Wars.....of COURSE rey is special, lol

 

Mick

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I broke and actually went tonight.......

 

so......i thought the first 45 mins or so was a tad slow i found myself drifting at points.

 

but when it picked up......hot damn was i having fun.

 

i loved loved LOVED. all the training and interaction with Luke and Rey.

 

and Hammil is fantastic in this film.

 

What made me a little......more than alittle Mad.....Snoke. big mystery amounts to..........nothin' lol

 

I will say Again....i love Kylo Ren......don't Care......he's my spirit animal, lol

 

I kinda love that after he offs Snoke. he kinda goes insane. and that stand off With Luke.......so good.....SO GOOD!! lol.

 

Anyway i'd say the little side quest that Finn was on......i tuned out. ya know with him and the girl. don't care. A casino????? Really?

 

But the main movie.....Rey Kylo, Luke. i loved all of that.

 

I'm going again monday.....cause i always see star wars at least twice. so i can formulate more.

 

side note.....Yoda Cameo.......yes please. that was great. solid B+ Right now.

 

Rankings

 

1. Empire Strikes Back

2. Revenge of the sith (yes really, lol)

3. A new Hope

4. The Last Jedi

5. The Force Awakens.

6. Return of the Jedi

7. The Phantom Menace

8. Attack of the clones

 

Mick

Yoda was great! The hair stood up on my arms! Could you imagine seeing this before you went to the movie? Check this out:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ8v_KUS0Qg

 

Yoda was one of the best things about Last Jedi. Though brief, he fit in perfectly and looked good too.

Isn't it cool that all this takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...and the term "page turner" could be used?

 

Universal the term is

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Just got back. I liked it overall. Much better than TFA which was a huge disappointment.

Things I didn’t like:

Poe thinks he’s starlord

If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

The way Luke went out.

Things I liked:

They nailed the casting for Rey. She kills it.

Seeing imperial guards/supreme leader guards in action.

It’s good to see crazy plans and ideas end up not working sometimes like the Finn/rose mission and the rebel attack at the base in the rust buckets.

 

idk if we have any reason to necessarily believe Kylo was telling the truth about that. He claims to have seen Rey's past and future, and she claimed to have seen his, but they were both wrong about the future at the end of the movie. They each stuck to their respective sides. That said, we don't have a great reason not to believe him, other than I just don't want to. Although I'd been thinking Rey had to be Luke's daughter until now...he made it pretty clear he has no idea who she is in that tree cave.

 

I'm calling it......Ben is lying. it's star Wars.....of COURSE rey is special, lol

 

Mick

 

He has to be, I agree. Either that or he's just totally blinded by his desire to start everything over.

 

Also, are we calling him Ben now? I love that Rey calls him Ben, maybe we should all do that.

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If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

 

Rey is simply a naturally gifted Force-aware human, who happened to have two loser parents. It would be like a child with Mozart-like ability, but being born into a backwoods family, with no chance of realizing her potential. Just as Anakin and Luke were Naturals, so is Rey. She's intelligent and a quick learner. She was already adept at fighting and piloting on Jakku, but she was unaware of what the source of her skills truly was.

 

And like with any great athlete or artist, they're not all the same. They don't all learn at the same rate. Some naturally learn more quickly than others.

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If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

 

Rey is simply a naturally gifted Force-aware human, who happened to have two loser parents. It would be like a child with Mozart-like ability, but being born into a backwoods family, with no chance of realizing her potential. Just as Anakin and Luke were Naturals, so is Rey. She's intelligent and a quick learner. She was already adept at fighting and piloting on Jakku, but she was unaware of what the source of her skills truly was.

 

And like with any great athlete or artist, they're not all the same. They don't all learn at the same rate. Some naturally learn more quickly than others.

 

Anakin was a natural because he was the chosen one. He didn't have a father, and I get the feeling we're supposed to interpret that more like his mother just became pregnant with him via the mystery of the force more than he was an abandoned baby that showed up on her doorstep. Luke was somebody, he was the son of the chosen one. So as for Rey's heritage, it would not be Star Wars if she wasn't related to somebody very special, or she was someone very special through the force, some kind of new chosen one (I'm banking on Anakin Skywalker reincarnate).

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Just got back. I liked it overall. Much better than TFA which was a huge disappointment.

Things I didn’t like:

Poe thinks he’s starlord

If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

The way Luke went out.

Things I liked:

They nailed the casting for Rey. She kills it.

Seeing imperial guards/supreme leader guards in action.

It’s good to see crazy plans and ideas end up not working sometimes like the Finn/rose mission and the rebel attack at the base in the rust buckets.

 

idk if we have any reason to necessarily believe Kylo was telling the truth about that. He claims to have seen Rey's past and future, and she claimed to have seen his, but they were both wrong about the future at the end of the movie. They each stuck to their respective sides. That said, we don't have a great reason not to believe him, other than I just don't want to. Although I'd been thinking Rey had to be Luke's daughter until now...he made it pretty clear he has no idea who she is in that tree cave.

 

I'm calling it......Ben is lying. it's star Wars.....of COURSE rey is special, lol

 

Mick

 

He has to be, I agree. Either that or he's just totally blinded by his desire to start everything over.

 

Also, are we calling him Ben now? I love that Rey calls him Ben, maybe we should all do that.

 

i bounce back and fourth, lol

 

oh i love him.......So much.

 

vadar who?

 

Mick

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I also wanna say......the only real thing that's up in the Air.......i do NOT think Kylo will be redeemed.

 

and that's how i want it honestly.just let the bad guy be bad please.

 

Mick

 

But he's so conflicted!

 

Although, I'd be okay with it going either way really. It would be a fun twist to the viewers relationship with Kylo to have him choose darkness and be destroyed in the end (it's star wars, of course darkness will be destroyed).

 

EDIT: or should I say Ben, :P

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I also wanna say......the only real thing that's up in the Air.......i do NOT think Kylo will be redeemed.

 

and that's how i want it honestly.just let the bad guy be bad please.

 

Mick

 

But he's so conflicted!

 

Although, I'd be okay with it going either way really. It would be a fun twist to the viewers relationship with Kylo to have him choose darkness and be destroyed in the end (it's star wars, of course darkness will be destroyed).

 

EDIT: or should I say Ben, :P

 

my take is the first saga was about redemption.

 

we don't need to do it again.......that's just me.

 

Either way i will love Ben, lol

 

Such a great character.

 

Mick

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I also wanna say......the only real thing that's up in the Air.......i do NOT think Kylo will be redeemed.

 

and that's how i want it honestly.just let the bad guy be bad please.

 

Mick

 

But he's so conflicted!

 

Although, I'd be okay with it going either way really. It would be a fun twist to the viewers relationship with Kylo to have him choose darkness and be destroyed in the end (it's star wars, of course darkness will be destroyed).

 

EDIT: or should I say Ben, :P

 

my take is the first saga was about redemption.

 

we don't need to do it again.......that's just me.

 

Either way i will love Ben, lol

 

Such a great character.

 

Mick

 

fair enough. But if he chooses darkness, then that means Rey fails at bringing him to the light, which she seems to be very intent on doing...what might that mean for her character?

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Just got back. I liked it overall. Much better than TFA which was a huge disappointment.

Things I didn’t like:

Poe thinks he’s starlord

If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

The way Luke went out.

Things I liked:

They nailed the casting for Rey. She kills it.

Seeing imperial guards/supreme leader guards in action.

It’s good to see crazy plans and ideas end up not working sometimes like the Finn/rose mission and the rebel attack at the base in the rust buckets.

 

idk if we have any reason to necessarily believe Kylo was telling the truth about that. He claims to have seen Rey's past and future, and she claimed to have seen his, but they were both wrong about the future at the end of the movie. They each stuck to their respective sides. That said, we don't have a great reason not to believe him, other than I just don't want to. Although I'd been thinking Rey had to be Luke's daughter until now...he made it pretty clear he has no idea who she is in that tree cave.

 

The underlying theme of The Last Jedi is that anyone can become a hero and achieve great things. You don't have to be a living legend, and you don't have to be from a celebrated noble family. You can be a nobody, and given the opportunity, you can do great things and even help save the Galaxy.

 

Rey - discarded by a loser Junker family and left to a life of quasi-slavery

Finn - a nameless Stormtrooper drone, destined for an anonymous life of oppression

Rose - a nobody mechanic, destined to be nothing special

The stable boy on Canto Bight - Destined to a life of misery, even though he has Force powers.

 

Even in The Force Awakens, we hear Rey saying, "I'm no one." That was for a reason. We're being set up for the Moral of the Trilogy - ANYONE can rise up and bring justice and balance to the world. The common people can do it just like celebrated heroes and legends can.

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I also wanna say......the only real thing that's up in the Air.......i do NOT think Kylo will be redeemed.

 

and that's how i want it honestly.just let the bad guy be bad please.

 

Mick

 

But he's so conflicted!

 

Although, I'd be okay with it going either way really. It would be a fun twist to the viewers relationship with Kylo to have him choose darkness and be destroyed in the end (it's star wars, of course darkness will be destroyed).

 

EDIT: or should I say Ben, :P

 

my take is the first saga was about redemption.

 

we don't need to do it again.......that's just me.

 

Either way i will love Ben, lol

 

Such a great character.

 

Mick

 

fair enough. But if he chooses darkness, then that means Rey fails at bringing him to the light, which she seems to be very intent on doing...what might that mean for her character?

 

Off to Exile with her, lol

 

i honestly don't know......i have to say that almost got me for a split seconed i saw her joining Kylo.......that......would have been a gutsy twist.

 

Mick

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Just got back. I liked it overall. Much better than TFA which was a huge disappointment.

Things I didn’t like:

Poe thinks he’s starlord

If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

The way Luke went out.

Things I liked:

They nailed the casting for Rey. She kills it.

Seeing imperial guards/supreme leader guards in action.

It’s good to see crazy plans and ideas end up not working sometimes like the Finn/rose mission and the rebel attack at the base in the rust buckets.

 

idk if we have any reason to necessarily believe Kylo was telling the truth about that. He claims to have seen Rey's past and future, and she claimed to have seen his, but they were both wrong about the future at the end of the movie. They each stuck to their respective sides. That said, we don't have a great reason not to believe him, other than I just don't want to. Although I'd been thinking Rey had to be Luke's daughter until now...he made it pretty clear he has no idea who she is in that tree cave.

 

The underlying theme of The Last Jedi is that anyone can become a hero and achieve great things. You don't have to be a living legend, and you don't have to be from a celebrated noble family. You can be a nobody, and given the opportunity, you can do great things and even help save the Galaxy.

 

Rey - discarded by a loser Junker family and left to a life of quasi-slavery

Finn - a nameless Stormtrooper drone, destined for an anonymous life of oppression

Rose - a nobody mechanic, destined to be nothing special

The stable boy on Canto Bight - Destined to a life of misery, even though he has Force powers.

 

Even in The Force Awakens, we hear Rey saying, "I'm no one." That was for a reason. We're being set up for the Moral of the Trilogy - ANYONE can rise up and bring justice and balance to the world. The common people can do it just like celebrated heroes and legends can.

 

I mean, I see your point, but the pervading theme of Star Wars in general is that its about the relationships between the characters, chance encounters that maybe are more fate than chance. I guess I'd be able to let Rey just be nobody, but it really breaks the mold for the franchise...though it's also an interesting parallel in that the big shocker of 5 is the discovery of Vader as Luke's father...so then the big shocker here (not as big, more unsettling than shocking) is that Rey's a nobody....but we don't get confirmation on vader being Luke's father till episode 6, so I'm not accepting Kylo's statement for now.

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I also wanna say......the only real thing that's up in the Air.......i do NOT think Kylo will be redeemed.

 

and that's how i want it honestly.just let the bad guy be bad please.

 

Mick

 

But he's so conflicted!

 

Although, I'd be okay with it going either way really. It would be a fun twist to the viewers relationship with Kylo to have him choose darkness and be destroyed in the end (it's star wars, of course darkness will be destroyed).

 

EDIT: or should I say Ben, :P

 

my take is the first saga was about redemption.

 

we don't need to do it again.......that's just me.

 

Either way i will love Ben, lol

 

Such a great character.

 

Mick

 

fair enough. But if he chooses darkness, then that means Rey fails at bringing him to the light, which she seems to be very intent on doing...what might that mean for her character?

 

Off to Exile with her, lol

 

i honestly don't know......i have to say that almost got me for a split seconed i saw her joining Kylo.......that......would have been a gutsy twist.

 

Mick

 

They almost got me there, but then again they also got me for a second I though Kylo was gonna kill her, which would've been an INCREDIBLY gutsy twist for them. My little sister wouldn't have it, lol.

 

I was also the only one in the theater when I saw 7 who was totally shocked and appalled to see Kylo ignite his lightsaber through Han's stomach. Right until it was happening, I did not see it coming.

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I also wanna say......the only real thing that's up in the Air.......i do NOT think Kylo will be redeemed.

 

and that's how i want it honestly.just let the bad guy be bad please.

 

Mick

 

But he's so conflicted!

 

Although, I'd be okay with it going either way really. It would be a fun twist to the viewers relationship with Kylo to have him choose darkness and be destroyed in the end (it's star wars, of course darkness will be destroyed).

 

EDIT: or should I say Ben, :P

 

my take is the first saga was about redemption.

 

we don't need to do it again.......that's just me.

 

Either way i will love Ben, lol

 

Such a great character.

 

Mick

 

fair enough. But if he chooses darkness, then that means Rey fails at bringing him to the light, which she seems to be very intent on doing...what might that mean for her character?

 

Off to Exile with her, lol

 

i honestly don't know......i have to say that almost got me for a split seconed i saw her joining Kylo.......that......would have been a gutsy twist.

 

Mick

 

They almost got me there, but then again they also got me for a second I though Kylo was gonna kill her, which would've been an INCREDIBLY gutsy twist for them. My little sister wouldn't have it, lol.

 

I was also the only one in the theater when I saw 7 who was totally shocked and appalled to see Kylo ignite his lightsaber through Han's stomach. Right until it was happening, I did not see it coming.

 

oh about the han thing.

 

soon as snoke said your Father.....HAN SOLO.

 

i leaned over to my girlfriend and said......yea Han's dead. guess i just am real good at detail, lol

 

lol

 

Mick

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I also wanna say......the only real thing that's up in the Air.......i do NOT think Kylo will be redeemed.

 

and that's how i want it honestly.just let the bad guy be bad please.

 

Mick

 

But he's so conflicted!

 

Although, I'd be okay with it going either way really. It would be a fun twist to the viewers relationship with Kylo to have him choose darkness and be destroyed in the end (it's star wars, of course darkness will be destroyed).

 

EDIT: or should I say Ben, :P

 

my take is the first saga was about redemption.

 

we don't need to do it again.......that's just me.

 

Either way i will love Ben, lol

 

Such a great character.

 

Mick

 

fair enough. But if he chooses darkness, then that means Rey fails at bringing him to the light, which she seems to be very intent on doing...what might that mean for her character?

 

Off to Exile with her, lol

 

i honestly don't know......i have to say that almost got me for a split seconed i saw her joining Kylo.......that......would have been a gutsy twist.

 

Mick

 

They almost got me there, but then again they also got me for a second I though Kylo was gonna kill her, which would've been an INCREDIBLY gutsy twist for them. My little sister wouldn't have it, lol.

 

I was also the only one in the theater when I saw 7 who was totally shocked and appalled to see Kylo ignite his lightsaber through Han's stomach. Right until it was happening, I did not see it coming.

 

oh about the haN THING.

 

soon as snoke said your Father.....HAN SOLO.

 

i leaned over to my girlfriend and said......yea Han's dead.

 

lol

 

Mick

lol

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If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

 

Rey is simply a naturally gifted Force-aware human, who happened to have two loser parents. It would be like a child with Mozart-like ability, but being born into a backwoods family, with no chance of realizing her potential. Just as Anakin and Luke were Naturals, so is Rey. She's intelligent and a quick learner. She was already adept at fighting and piloting on Jakku, but she was unaware of what the source of her skills truly was.

 

And like with any great athlete or artist, they're not all the same. They don't all learn at the same rate. Some naturally learn more quickly than others.

 

Anakin was a natural because he was the chosen one. He didn't have a father, and I get the feeling we're supposed to interpret that more like his mother just became pregnant with him via the mystery of the force more than he was an abandoned baby that showed up on her doorstep. Luke was somebody, he was the son of the chosen one. So as for Rey's heritage, it would not be Star Wars if she wasn't related to somebody very special, or she was someone very special through the force, some kind of new chosen one (I'm banking on Anakin Skywalker reincarnate).

 

I see it as the Force impregnating Shmi because it was indeed time for a renaissance - the next step in the evolution of the Force, the Jedi and how they use the Force. Anakin started it, Luke continued it, and now Rey's generation will complete the Next Step. That will fulfill the Prophecy.

 

I will not chain myself to the belief that Rey HAS TO BE biologically related to the Skywalker family or any other special family. As I said in another post above, the Force can be strong in ANYONE. The Force is not solely owned by noble families. It can be found anywhere and in anyone.

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If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

 

Rey is simply a naturally gifted Force-aware human, who happened to have two loser parents. It would be like a child with Mozart-like ability, but being born into a backwoods family, with no chance of realizing her potential. Just as Anakin and Luke were Naturals, so is Rey. She's intelligent and a quick learner. She was already adept at fighting and piloting on Jakku, but she was unaware of what the source of her skills truly was.

 

And like with any great athlete or artist, they're not all the same. They don't all learn at the same rate. Some naturally learn more quickly than others.

 

Anakin was a natural because he was the chosen one. He didn't have a father, and I get the feeling we're supposed to interpret that more like his mother just became pregnant with him via the mystery of the force more than he was an abandoned baby that showed up on her doorstep. Luke was somebody, he was the son of the chosen one. So as for Rey's heritage, it would not be Star Wars if she wasn't related to somebody very special, or she was someone very special through the force, some kind of new chosen one (I'm banking on Anakin Skywalker reincarnate).

 

I see it as the Force impregnating Shmi because it was indeed time for a renaissance - the next step in the evolution of the Force, the Jedi and how they use the Force. Anakin started it, Luke continued it, and now Rey's generation will complete the Next Step. That will fulfill the Prophecy.

 

I will not chain myself to the belief that Rey HAS TO BE biologically related to the Skywalker family or any other special family. As I said in another post above, the Force can be strong in ANYONE. The Force is not solely owned by noble families. It can be found anywhere and in anyone.

 

It's 100% correct that by the laws of the star wars universe, Rey could easily be nobody, it's probably more likely that way. But star wars movie tradition inclines me to think otherwise.

 

Also, yes about the prophecy thing.

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If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

 

Rey is simply a naturally gifted Force-aware human, who happened to have two loser parents. It would be like a child with Mozart-like ability, but being born into a backwoods family, with no chance of realizing her potential. Just as Anakin and Luke were Naturals, so is Rey. She's intelligent and a quick learner. She was already adept at fighting and piloting on Jakku, but she was unaware of what the source of her skills truly was.

 

And like with any great athlete or artist, they're not all the same. They don't all learn at the same rate. Some naturally learn more quickly than others.

 

Anakin was a natural because he was the chosen one. He didn't have a father, and I get the feeling we're supposed to interpret that more like his mother just became pregnant with him via the mystery of the force more than he was an abandoned baby that showed up on her doorstep. Luke was somebody, he was the son of the chosen one. So as for Rey's heritage, it would not be Star Wars if she wasn't related to somebody very special, or she was someone very special through the force, some kind of new chosen one (I'm banking on Anakin Skywalker reincarnate).

 

I see it as the Force impregnating Shmi because it was indeed time for a renaissance - the next step in the evolution of the Force, the Jedi and how they use the Force. Anakin started it, Luke continued it, and now Rey's generation will complete the Next Step. That will fulfill the Prophecy.

 

I will not chain myself to the belief that Rey HAS TO BE biologically related to the Skywalker family or any other special family. As I said in another post above, the Force can be strong in ANYONE. The Force is not solely owned by noble families. It can be found anywhere and in anyone.

 

It's 100% correct that by the laws of the star wars universe, Rey could easily be nobody, it's probably more likely that way. But star wars movie tradition inclines me to think otherwise.

 

Also, yes about the prophecy thing.

 

Did you notice the stable boy in the very last scene? I didn't notice him Thursday night, but I saw him during yesterday's showing. He went out to sweep, and the broom floated over to his hand. That really sold me on the idea of the Force and being a hero are for everyone - even the oppressed and downtrodden. :haz:

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If Rey’s parents were nobodies and she had no training why does she so easily use the force. I really want an explanation for this.

 

Rey is simply a naturally gifted Force-aware human, who happened to have two loser parents. It would be like a child with Mozart-like ability, but being born into a backwoods family, with no chance of realizing her potential. Just as Anakin and Luke were Naturals, so is Rey. She's intelligent and a quick learner. She was already adept at fighting and piloting on Jakku, but she was unaware of what the source of her skills truly was.

 

And like with any great athlete or artist, they're not all the same. They don't all learn at the same rate. Some naturally learn more quickly than others.

 

Anakin was a natural because he was the chosen one. He didn't have a father, and I get the feeling we're supposed to interpret that more like his mother just became pregnant with him via the mystery of the force more than he was an abandoned baby that showed up on her doorstep. Luke was somebody, he was the son of the chosen one. So as for Rey's heritage, it would not be Star Wars if she wasn't related to somebody very special, or she was someone very special through the force, some kind of new chosen one (I'm banking on Anakin Skywalker reincarnate).

 

I see it as the Force impregnating Shmi because it was indeed time for a renaissance - the next step in the evolution of the Force, the Jedi and how they use the Force. Anakin started it, Luke continued it, and now Rey's generation will complete the Next Step. That will fulfill the Prophecy.

 

I will not chain myself to the belief that Rey HAS TO BE biologically related to the Skywalker family or any other special family. As I said in another post above, the Force can be strong in ANYONE. The Force is not solely owned by noble families. It can be found anywhere and in anyone.

 

It's 100% correct that by the laws of the star wars universe, Rey could easily be nobody, it's probably more likely that way. But star wars movie tradition inclines me to think otherwise.

 

Also, yes about the prophecy thing.

 

Did you notice the stable boy in the very last scene? I didn't notice him Thursday night, but I saw him during yesterday's showing. He went out to sweep, and the broom floated over to his hand. That really sold me on the idea of the Force and being a hero are for everyone - even the oppressed and downtrodden. :haz:

 

I caught that as soon as he reached out for the broom. I figured it was more of an indication of the whole "being the spark that ignites the flame of the rebellion" thing, and he just happened to also be force sensitive. But he's not the lead protagonist is the thing. Rey pretty much is, and that's a role in Star Wars that traditionally necessitates being someone pretty special.

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Apparently, J.J. Abrams has already pitched his story for Episode IX to Disney and Lucasfilms. :o
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Apparently, J.J. Abrams has already pitched his story for Episode IX to Disney and Lucasfilms. :o

 

I thought they already had the basic story of the whole trilogy worked out since before episode 7 went into production...

 

Also, excited to see JJ back on board for 9 now that the other guy is gone. He did a great job with 7 and I bet he does a great job with 9 as well.

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