Note: This reckon contains spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker.
While I enjoyed the three movies leading up to The Rise of Skywalker, part of me wishes that instead of echoing Luke, Rey’s story echoed Anakin.
The original trilogy already succeeded at telling the story of a young Jedi who overcame darkness to become the hero. Rehashing a good story is and was fun, but it isn’t interesting. On the other hand, the prequels failed to tell the story of how a hero Jedi falls into darkness. It’s an interesting story waiting to be done well.
Imagine if Rey had succumb and taken Palpatine’s place?
Imagine if Disney announced that the next trilogy will take place a decade or so after that event.
Even if we’re all a bit fatigued by Star Wars, wouldn’t that be interesting?
I think it would.
