#rey skywalker
quick doodle of my favourite girl
*Goes to Rise of Skywalker a second time just to listen for Kanan Jarrus’ voice*
Not to pull a ‘Jaime Lannister is alive clown club’ moment on the main but…..
My beloved son Ben is not only alive, but going to find his sexy space wife in Project Luminos I will not be accepting comments, clowns, unite
Who wants a Reylo fic?
I lowkey want to write one to satiate my soul from how much pain I am in.
I’m thinking either a dark reylo AU or one where they both survive and have to adjust Ben to life after redemption and horror.
Would anyone want to read//what would you want to see?
Look I have a thought on Rey’s reaction
Okay, so I know we all think we know exactly what should have happened or how it could’ve been better. But as of now I actually really liked TROS.
Now, I think the reason I am so cool with it is that while I’m heartbroken my baby boy is dead, especially after bendemption, I think Rey’s reaction wasn’t all bad.
She just spent the entire battle with Palpetine removing herself from hatred and anger and connecting with all thr Jedi’s of a thousand generations.
When Ben disappears, his body fading to become one with the force as per Jedi standards, I think if anything, it would be comforting.
He will always be with her, and any lingering doubts she could’ve possible had are gone. He has been redeemed, and become the Jedi he was meant to be. And now he will live on within her and she will never be alone.
Star Wars may be heightened fantasy, so the situations that the characters are in are extreme for dramatic effect but the emotions of the characters are still very human. When we watch a film, we as the audience “put ourselves in the character’s shoes.”
That’s why the opening scene of the Last Jedi is so effective in getting the audience invested in the stakes of the film. Rian Johnson said that “Star Wars wasn’t about space ships but about the people inside the space ships.” Because while it’s really hard for an audience to care about “the galaxy” being at stake if the heroes lose. When a movie gives us character’s that we can connect with and relate to, then it makes it easier for the audience to care. For example, I care about what happens to the resistance because Rose is part of the resistance and I care about Rose because Rose lost her sister and clearly loved her, I can relate to this idea because I have two sisters and would be devastated if anything happened to them.
I think this human element is what makes memorable and inspiring films.
No film illustrates this concept of the emotional connection between the characters and the audience better to me than one of my favorites, “Saving Mr. Banks.” (Which also just so happens to be about writers misunderstanding a redemption story and is also a Disney movie)
“She’s as real as can be to my daughters. And to thousands of other kids. Adults, too.” - Saving Mr. Banks (2013)In fact, studies have shown that the relationships that we feel for fictional characters are very real and we can feel very strong emotions for them. “The interesting thing is that our brains aren’t really built to distinguish between whether a relationship is real or fictional, So these friendships can convey a lot of real-world benefits.” Those can include self-esteem boosts, decreased loneliness and more feelings of belonging.”- Jennifer Barnes (Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Oklahoma)
This is why fiction can feel like such a personal and intimate experience. I find it interesting that the writers of “The Force Awakens”, chose to make the villain of the series the son of Han and Leia two characters that audiences growing up watching the original trilogy loved and connected with. What is interesting is that OT Audiences are now Han and Leia’s age in the sequel trilogy and many have their own adult children. I believe that this was done intentionally because the audience is suppose to feel sympathy for Ben and see him as “their own child” in a sense. The audience is suppose to consider “what if this was my own child and they were struggling? What would I want to happen to them?”
And that is why I can’t support this interpretation of Leia’s character:
“Why did you have to make him so cruel? He was not a monster! You all have children, yes? And do those children make letters for you? Do they write letters? Do they make you drawings? And would you tear up those gifts in front of them? It’s a dreadful thing to do. I don’t understand. Why must Father tear up the advertisement his children have made and throw it in the fireplace? Why won’t he mend their kite? Why have you made him so unspeakably awful? “In glorious Technicolor”? “For all the world to see”? If you claim to make them live, why can’t he… they live well?”-Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
I can’t view Ben’s death as this hopeful positive thing that they’ve been trying to portray it as. Parents want what is best for their children, they want to see them succeed. What parent wishes for their child’s death? Especially after he’s just found hope. Now that they’ve “seen the light” wouldn’t you want them to live their life to the fullest?
“I swear that every time a person goes into a movie house – from Leicester Square to St Louis, they will see George Banks being saved. They will love him and his kids, they will weep for his cares, and wring their hands when he loses his job. And when he flies that kite, oh! They will rejoice, they will sing. In every movie house, all over the world, in the eyes and the hearts of my kids, and other kids and their mothers and fathers for generations to come, George Banks will be honored. George Banks will be redeemed. George Banks and all he stands for will be saved. Maybe not in life, but in imagination. Because that’s what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.” - Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Star Wars has many themes, but the most prominent are redemption, compassion, family and most importantly of all… “Hope”
The reason we love redemption arcs is because they give us hope that anyone can change. They can inspire us to turn our own lives around and hope for a better future for ourselves and our family. The way TROS ends, with Ben’s death, creates a disconnect with the films message.
George Lucas believed that it was possible for lost people to find their way again and make a difference. But killing Ben Solo off after he’s done one good deed, goes against this message. If you want people to change, you have to let them live to correct their mistakes.
“Character like Finn & Rey are examples of doing right. But you have to speak to the lost ones too if you want them to come home. “ -Unknown.
*Again I hope this makes sense, I have a lot of thoughts!
Happy May the 4th everyone! Featuring the disaster trios of every trilogy (and reluctant members) :]
Ya know
sometimes I think to myself:
Din Djarin
That’s it.
Kylo when Han tried to bring him home in TFA
I love this fucking dumbass
I just remembered how Ben Solo died and I’m fucking sad
Okay so let me tell you the tea
I didn’t knew much about Star Wars, I was never introduced to the world
But then I had a feeling
As if I was losing something by not being a fan
And I did a marathon of ALL STAR WARS MOVIES
Let me tell you
My dudes
I watched Kylo Ren fall and rise in ONE FUCKING DAY
I felt EVERY EMOTION IN ONE FUCKING DAY
I’m never recovering
Star Wars is my everything
I don’t know who did this art, let me know if you are the artist/know the artist and want me to take it down or give you the credits. ❤️
OKAY dudes let me tell you the tea part 2
Today I’ve finished watching the new trilogy of SW with my mother
(who watched the original one as a kid)
AND LET ME TELL YOU
I shit you not
This woman became a TRUE Reylo shipper
(A family of taste, I would say)
At the end once they have kissed she goes:
“OH MY GOD finally, I knew they were going to together
There was NO WAY she would’ve been with that guy (Finn)
There was no chemistry“
Then HE DIED
Guys
I was heartbroken watching her reaction.
“This is a disgrace” I believe were her exact words.
That’s it world of Tumblr, we have another reylo suffering soul
*gif illustration of me watching her watching the whole movie*
Okay so let me tell you the tea
I didn’t knew much about Star Wars, I was never introduced to the world
But then I had a feeling
As if I was losing something by not being a fan
And I did a marathon of ALL STAR WARS MOVIES
Let me tell you
My dudes
I watched Kylo Ren fall and rise in ONE FUCKING DAY
I felt EVERY EMOTION IN ONE FUCKING DAY
I’m never recovering
Star Wars is my everything
I don’t know who did this art, let me know if you are the artist/know the artist and want me to take it down or give you the credits. ❤️