Though a vision might be possible, there’s an argument that a whole new light sabre would be an unlikely inclusion. Some think this is part of the transition to the Not-Jedi Not-Sith evolution that may or may not be called Sky Walkers.
Evil Emperor: You are and have only ever been…another clone. Yes, we cloned a young Padawan girl years ago, long before Order 66. We lost you, but did you know…there are others?
:in walks Evil clone rey:
:Emperor laughs:
Emperor: You may not turn, but she did!
:Evil Rey Clone lights up light saber:
:Rey fights her own clone:
It’s sad that SJWs had to take over and use these films for virtue signalling.
Most probably a Vision - I just cannot imagine that after a Trailer of “Forgive us, we still do Star Wars” and JJ’s History of “I redo New Hope, almost shot by shot”, the would go for an actual Twist. Even though a double blad would make sense for Rey, what with a staff being her weapon of choice before. But the flip design… I mean, why in the Force would you ever do this? It is super awkward to handle as Long as it is flipped shut, with the twin handles and everything.
Enough negativity - the new shots look nice, the Sea Battle has an awesome backdrop. The rebel fleet arriving is cool, even though the rows and rows of Star Destroyers is, I don’t know, almost boring. Is that village we see supposed to be a Rebel Base?
Ha! Good one.
Virtue signalling? Don’t remember seeing anything like that in the last couple movies.
It’s even sadder that some folks have decided that social justice is a bad thing.
It’s not a new design. It’s appeared in Rebels used by the Jedi Temple Guard
And it’s great for cracking walnuts.
I was thinking lobster…
You are just embarrassing yourself.
That’s not even…wait…what?? Virtue signalling in a piece of fiction? I guess its possible, but its difficult enough to define IRL. I mean…you could have Rian Johnson cameo as a bounty hunter in his ship “Hommeorangemal”…and I don’t think its virtue signalling.
I don’t think you can virtue signal in a metaphor or analogy. Isn’t the point of virtue signalling to be unequivocal in your action?
Social justice isn’t really a bad thing, but virtue signalling to encourage that makes films dreary, especially given Rey’s Mary Sue character. What they could have done was make Rey vulnerable and weaker, and throughout the three films, she matures and becomes a hero. That way, her character is developed and audiences sympathize with her.
This is no more a “given” than thelast time this bullshit was brought up.
I have a question…and I’m asking not cause I think Rey is a Mary Sue…but because I feel like these last two films are so bizarrely structured. We’re going in to the third film, and i STILL feel like I don’t know shit about these characters or even what is going on re: the state of the galaxy.
So my Q is: What are Reys flaws? Don’t give me head canon or fanwank. From the films what are her flaws?* Going into the ROTJ we saw Luke as whiny, impetuous, head-strong, impatient.
*I’m not saying she has none. I can think of maybe a couple. At least one.
She’s not whiny, but “impetuous, head-strong, impatient” could all apply. She’s a bubbling mess of insecurities re: her parentage. She has major abandonment issues. She’s a bit of a fantasist too - regarding her parents coming back etc.
Insecurity was the one I had thought of.
I was hoping, going into Episode 8, that they’d flip the script and have Rey turn evil so Kylo/Ben could redeem himself by turning back to the light to defeat her.
I don’t think they’ve got the guts to actually do that, but the teaser footage keeps that as a possibility.
No chance in hell. Star Wars is and always has been a kids’ movie at heart. They won’t take a hero to little girls everywhere and make her evil. It’s not lack of guts that stops them; it would be a complete betrayal of their audience to do so.
That’s a good point. I still think it would make a better story. She wouldn’t need to die; she could be seduced by the Dark Side then turn back a la Vader.
I guess the next best thing is the idea that there are multiple Rey clones (foreshadowed in Ep. 8) and one is already a Palpatine apprentice/vessel.