However, with the death of Carrie Fisher last year, it looks like Leia will remain off-screen (Lucasfilm has already squashed the idea of doing a digital version like they did with Gran Moff Tarkin in Rogue One), and that really means the end of the Skywalkers for Episode IX. He’s the person everyone wants to find, and his actions led to Ben Solo becoming Kylo Ren and the fracturing of the original trio’s friendship.Īnd yet where does The Last Jedi leave us? You can see that in its original intent, it was probably trying to lead up to giving Leia Episode IX after Han’s death in The Force Awakens and Luke’s deth at the end of The Last Jedi (although whether or not he returns as a Force Ghost remains to be seen). Additionally, even though he’s largely absent for almost the entire film, the figure of Luke Skywalker looms large over The Force Awakens. Although The Force Awakens brought in new characters like Rey, Finn, and Poe alongside villains like Kylo Ren, General Hux, and Supreme Leader Snoke, it also kept original trilogy fixtures Luke, Leia, and Han. The prequel trilogy followed the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker, and the original trilogy was about his children, Luke and Leia. To this point, the main Star Wars movies have essentially been the Skywalker Saga. Nowhere is that clearer in how writer-director Rian Johnson handles the ending of his film. While it still has plenty of callbacks and references, and tonally is in line with other Star Wars movies, it goes in surprising directions and is unafraid to burn everything down in order to create something new. If Star Wars: The Force Awakens was incredibly faithful to Star Wars mythology, then Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the shake-up the franchise sorely needed. Spoilers ahead for Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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