Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker : Anger Will Blind You To The Truth.
Let us remember an important tenet, taught to us by one of the wisest Jedi who ever lived. "You focus determines your reality." In the spirit of Qui-Gon Jinn, I attempted to analyse The Rise of Skywalker as best I could, reminding myself that anger would never result in anything constructive, and focusing on the more important aspects of the Star Wars universe might give me some respite. On Rey's lineage, and the continuation of Rian Johnson's idea of self-determination. Rey's parents were nobody, so says a misguided, corrupted Ben Solo. Rey is from nowhere. But nobody's from nowhere. And surely, everyone is somebody. Rey's parents are no different. Rian Johnson made Rey this symbol of self-reliance. An orphan, with no particular link to any particular family, having no connection to some mythic Force user. And yet, the most powerful Force user in generations. Because the Force does not belong to anyone. It is everywhere. It is everyone. Now, o