Rey and Ben Solo - Always

Abrams launches a direct attack on Johnson’s narrative with a big, fat obnoxious Well, Actually – it does matter where you come from. See, this silly orphan girl couldn’t just become a Jedi. She had to inherit it, have it handed to her by some old white patriarch. The key difference between Abrams and Johnson’s films, then, is an understanding of the Jedi. For Johnson, a Jedi is a hero and everyone has the potential to be heroic – it does not erase their flaws; in fact, overcoming the binary thinking of good and evil and embracing one’s flaws is crucial to a hero’s journey.

“He acknowledged her and Rey’s lips parted in surprise. The connection was... right. Good. Like coming home. They wasted a precious moment reveling in this new sharing. This is how it should have been all along. A true dyad.”

Disney: this March, take home your copy of The Rise of Skywalker!