super good analysis👌

What 50 Shades Gets That JJerio Did Not

The Lords of the Sith podcast just posted a video about superhero movies’ influence on how Rey turned out in TROS.  I say pop feminism’s simplistic idea that women find fulfillment only in high-octane careerism, male power fantasies, and Hollywood’s obsession with power/money/status informed those films as well as Rey’s story arc.  What happened was certain fans–especially those who ship Reylo–connected with that part of Rey who was lonely and sought companionship and understanding while the filmmakers thought what audiences wanted was a woman who was first and foremost powerful in the most basic, materialistic sense.  For JJerio, power in the Star Wars universe consists of the Force and the Skywalker family name.  From their perspective, Rey attains the apex of power when she becomes “every Jedi” and seizes the Skywalker name for herself at the end of the movie.  For them, this is a happy ending because Rey is now the GFFA’s definition of the ultimate badass and the appropriate heiress of everything the heroes of the OT stood for.  They think this is her apotheosis.

Here’s the problem:  we never once saw any indication that this is what she wanted.  Rey spent the better part of the ST wondering to herself “what is this weird thing I have” and “what should I do with it” and “where are my parents?”  She craved belonging.  What was remarkable about her was how she didn’t crave power at all.  

Last weekend while suffering from a headache ‘n nausea fest, I watched on Bravo a bit of the 50 Shades movies.  They are totally ridiculous but they are also a panoply of female fantasies, which explains why these movies and the fanfic-turned-hit novels that spawned those movies were successful.  E.L. James is no Jane Austen but both James and Austen understood something fundamental about their stories:  what matters most is the heroine gets what she wants or needs (and has to understand it’s what she needs, so of course she will want it).  For that matter, Stephenie Meyer gets it too which is why those Twilight books and movies were so successful.  

TROS instead gave the heroine what a couple of Hollywood guys think she should want:  power, friends who are there whenever they’re needed and not around bugging her when they are not, and a famous name without any of the messy entanglements.  It rang hollow to a lot of us because her emotional longings weren’t fulfilled and the person who understood her on the most intimate level was taken away from her.  (It’s also super weird to claim a family as your own when they are all dead, while still hiding from your actual family.)

What people writing heroines for t.v. and movies should remember are three things:  ask what she wants and make sure she gets it and fulfill her emotional needs.

amazing to see him again ....and all I can think of :- space 🤴

Like grandfather like grandson

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size difference 👌

I saw this beautiful image and thought of all REYLOS. Ben lives

And will be saved by his Rey and Friends

@stelledue

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Truth is always poignant🙃

I completely agree, the novel is unfortunately as clumsy as the movie..however the acting in that last scene was anything-but-clumsy. Actors do follow directives from their director when playing a scene and both Adam and Daisy conveyed their character's feelings for each other beautifully.

Does any one know why the Tros movie is still not available? I am secretly hoping they are re-editing it for Easter with a different ending!

This made me smile😁

a parade of porgs checking out your dash

Bahahahahahaha, this is pure gold!

Just look at Adam! his vibes when you work with the best of the best😁😁🙌🙌❤❤ Rian Johnson 👑 Proud, satisfied and happy😊

When you work with the worst and tell yourself what the hell I sign up myself for! Adam Vibes are "This sucks, JJ you suck" 😒😔

Hope

More evidence for the WBW

V.good article

#BenSolo https://t.co/au8p2zCGtO https://twitter.com/themariabech/status/1233501249632378881?s=20

M a r i a B e c h (@themariabech) Tweeted:

ATTENTION!!! Saw this on tumblr, can anyone verify this? Is this real? Because if it is I'll be somewhere punching someone...

#BenSolo https://t.co/au8p2zCGtO https://twitter.com/themariabech/status/1233501249632378881?s=20

Can we verify this please?

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/sci-fi/star_wars/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-5-major-new-changes-and-reveals-in-the-novelization-a173533

Interesting the WBW is mentioned in the novel...guys!

Just love the way he sang the ending of his character...had to reblog this🥰 cool man