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I have finally accepted that I am completely done with Star Wars. The Rey fans, the FinnRey fans, the ones that are only interested in future projects...they can have it.

I will always adore Ben Solo, but Star Wars is now yet another part of my past I have had to say goodbye to. It is time to move on.

I am also done with Rey.

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What most people see on watching Foundation:

Epic tale of a centuries old global Empire and the beginning of its end

What I see:

Lee Pace with his shirt off

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Quote from a SW fan: 'I can't wait for it to move forward free of the shackles of the past'.

Star Wars has outlived the Skywalkers, for good or for ill.

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No Ben Solo, no SW. Not for me. Others are enthusing about The Acolyte, the Mando/Grogu film et al, but for me the journey ended when Ben faded into the Force. I've spent the past few years trying to forget SW and move on. I hope I will one day, but I'm 58 and loved it since I was 12, so it isn't easy. Part and parcel of getting old, I guess.

BE STILL MY REYLO HEART 🥹

Credit: Kasiopea Art (X)

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Okay, anyone who hasn't seen Netflix's Damsel and wants to..

STOP READING.

Damsel features Millie Bobby Brown as a daughter of a nobleman who agree to marry a Prince she's never seen in order to save her impoverished country.

What she doesn't know is she is the intended sacrifice to a dragon. Centuries ago, the Prince's ancestor slaughtered the dragon's three daughters, and in return for sparing the kingdom she demanded that the king sacrifice his own daughters in revenge.

This 'sacrifice' has gone on for years, but the current ruler only has a son. So, his ruthless mother has been sending her son's suitors instead. Brown's character is the latest, but unlike her predecessors she swears to survive and fight back.

It isn't a bad film....it is not nice to men, the few in it are portrayed as weak, although Brown's father does have a moment of true heroism. But I liked how Brown's character, Elodie, had to battle for her life against all the odds. She wasn't a Mary Sue. She was injured, her attempts to escape were repeatedly foiled, and I couldn't help but get behind her.

But...something that happened at the end of the film I really did not like.

Elodie spared the dragon, who then immoliated the entire royal family, before flying alongside Elodie as she returned to her people.

The dragon did indeed suffer a terrible loss. But her revenge could have been satisfied by killing the original king's daughters. Instead, she insisted on killing hundreds, if not thousands, of innocent young women. The Prince was weak and complacent in his mother being an accomplice to mass murder, but he had been practically groomed from childhood to go along with his mother's plans. When his mother decided to sacrifice Elodie's little sister, he begged for her life. Yet Elodie allowed him to die along with his parents.

Elodie pointed out the horror of what the dragon had been doing, but she still spared her.

Sweeney Todd, who was consumed by his revenge just like the dragon, and ended up killing dozens of innocent people, was not spared. He died at the hands of a boy who witnessed his crimes.

This dragon was a mass murderer a thousand times over, yet she was allowed to live and even wipe out her enemy's last descendants, one of which didn't deserve it.

But...Ben Solo, mentally ill abuse victim, was not.

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I wish I could stay off SW forums....they seem to be comprised mostly of Rey fans, Finn fans, and Finn/Rey fans.

And they really are excited for the Rey film...as they are convinced Finn will be in it.

Anyone who likes reylo, or just Ben, is not welcome.

To be honest, I'm a bit baffled.

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Rey's story is over.

She found her 'family' (a bunch of dead people). She found her 'purpose' (Jedi Goddess of the Force'.)

Unless they turn her into a villain there is no story left to tell, except as a cure for insomnia.

But...Ben Solo has so much story left to tell. I would LOVE a series about him living as a 'ronin', atoning for his misdeeds, and perhaps finding love along the way. Icing on the cake would be him being helped by his grandfather's FG (love to see him work with Hayden).

Disney are stubborn fools. They are currently having mega problems revolving around their financial losses. A tv series about Ben would be a huge hit. In fact, I would personally pay for Disney + just to see it.

"Kylo Ren is the villain Star Wars needed."

The praise Kylo gets is crazy. I just don't understand Disney's approval on killing the guy, whether he found the light and became Ben Solo at the end of it all or not. I'll be one to admit I'd be fine if Kylo Ren never reverted back to Ben Solo and somehow learned to balance his darkside and his lightside to use for more... proactive reasons, because I knew Kylo Ren and I loved Kylo Ren for two and a half movies. But I wasn't able to see Ben long enough to understand him. How did he feel about all he had done? Did he forgive Luke? Did he miss Chewie? How was he gonna fight the darkness once guilt started to set in? Yeah, he might have "turned" back to the light, but the damage he'd been through and all he had done doesn't just get fixed by flipping a switch. And the very small peak at Ben that we got is enough for me to assume he would be willing to do whatever he needed to atone for his wrongdoings. But he isn't given 2 seconds of a chance to do it.

We got the story on "why" and "how" Kylo became Ben Solo.

We are currently getting the story on "why" and "how" Ben became Kylo in the first place.

But then there's just... nothing left. Ben deserved to tell his own story, his aftermath, yet he didn't get to say a word. He didn't get to make up for anything. He didn't get to prove himself. He didnt get to be the strong Jedi he absolutely could have been. Can you imagine another darkness rising while Ben freakin Solo is around? The guy knows all the ends and outs of the darkside, PLUS the lightside. He is unmatched.

Yeah, Kylo Ren is the "villain" Star Wars needed, but Ben Solo is the hero that Star Wars deserves, and I hate that we didn't get to know him.

But... in the words of Ben Solo... Ow.

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Wouldn't surprise me if Finn returned, but at the end of the day, it will be up to Obaid Chinoy.

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Cameos in tv shows. Best selling comics.

It never ceases to amaze me that five years after the loathsome Rise of Palpatine, DLF are STILL making money from Darth Vader. AKA Anakin SKYWALKER.

Father of Luke. Father of Leia. Father in Law of Han (yes, that wirds me out).

Grandfather of Ben Solo. Who never even got to see his mother, uncle and grandfather's Force ghosts. That too, was reserved for his 'replacement.'

#neverforgiveneverforget

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In Dune, Feyd Rautha is a psychotic killer.

He is also a child with a sweet nature whose perverted uncle abused him.

Paul Atreides is the Messiah.

He is also a boy whose mother groomed him into becoming a god like being, a position he didn't want.

Kylo Ren....is both.

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So Disney intend to re release the entire SW saga in cinemas this year. We can once again watch the Skywalker Saga from its tragic beginnings to its bitter end. Watch as Anakin sacrifices himself for his family, and as the satanic villain he died putting an end to rises once again, destroys his son, daughter, son in law and grandson and leaves behind his own grandchild to claim the name of the family he destroyed.

No, thanks. I'm a clinical depressant. I don't want to feel suicidal.

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Dune is a powerhouse epic of a film with outstanding visuals, and stellar performances by an excellent cast.

At the end I very much wanted to see more of the characters.

Compare it to TROS, which at the end left me feeling profoundly glad that I would never have to sit through watching FinnBore and ReyReyRey again.

Sad that SW has come to this.

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Yesterday I saw Dune Part 2.

As anyone who has read Frank Herbert's novels, seen the 1984 Dune, seen the tv series or watched Villeneuve's breathtaking 21st century adaptation, knows the saga is chock full of strong females. From the creepy Bene Gesserits, the manipulative Princess Irulan, the determined Lady Jessica, and the feral warrior Chani, none of Herbert's females are 'weak', or 'needing to be saved.'

But both Jessica and Chani love. And it does not 'weaken' them.

What were you thinking, Disney? Reylo could have been as epic as the love between Chani and Paul Atreides. And instead you decided that it 'demeaned' your heroine.

And you intend to cement this with the forthcoming Rey film, which hasn't even been made yet, but already appears to be awful.

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So apparently the writers of the Rey film have quit. Disney have already picked their replacement(s).

Will this film actually be made? I remember years ago when they were going to make a Superman film featuring Nic Cage, and there was so much controversary, creative changes and creative differences that Cage eventually walked away and the project was shelved. Will Daisy do the same?

We shall see....

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I don't know if there are any X Men Comics fans here...but I vividly remember back in the Noughties a Marvel series called X Statix.

Joe Quesada, the new editor in chief of Marvel, wanted to see more critical and commercial success and decided to kill off the entire cast of the comic book X Force and replace them with new characters. The 'newbies' were not so much heroes as media whores, who were more concerned with making money and being 'famous for being famous' than saving lives. They were not so much heroes as fame devotees who liked a celebrity lifestyle. Thus the comic strip was renamed X Statix.

This isn't unlike Garth Ennis's 'The Boys', currently a tv series on Amazon. The Boys however, is much darker and the 'heroes' are actually villains.

The problem was, The Boys are a completely original creation, whereas the creation of X Statix resulted in the obliteration of much loved characters, the former cast of X Force. Whereas X Force was earnest and had memorable heroes, X Statix was a completely different animal, and a cynical satire and featured characters very difficult to like. Many original fans were heartbroken and left Marvel in droves. Quesada meanwhile, who ultimately started to run the 'X franchise' into the ground (he was an Avengers fan) made it very plain he couldn't care less.

Eventually the series was cancelled. The reason was very simple: no one wanted to read it. What does a cancelled comic have to do with Star Wars, you may ask?

But....Quesada behaved very much like Disney currently are behaving with Star Wars. 'I'm in charge, and I give YOU, the people who pay my wages, the finger. I will do what I want.' And although I believe Quesada came out of it pretty well, the falling sales forced Marvel into doing a U turn and bringing back the original X Force.

Rey has her fans, but nowhere near in the same league as Kylo Ren, the results of the 'who do you want to see most' poll (yes, I know I keep going on about it, but it's true) prove it. The stark fact is, Adam Driver was the best thing in the entire series. Finn fans can bleat all they want, he got less of the votes in the poll than Babu Frik and that was before TROS made the character a laughing stock. The latter also proved that Rey cannot hold a film by herself. TROS was at its very best when Driver was on screen. When the 'Trio' were dominating the action...it was a bore.

And they made Rey a bore. A tiresome, judgemental Mary Sue that was nothing like the fresh new character she was in TFA.

Disney could so very easily have brought back Ben for the new film, but instead they have decided to make it all about Rey. The tedious holier than thou Rey from TROS. Adam has confirmed he won't be back (I think he would have, he liked playing Kylo, but Disney aren't interested.) Daisy has stated 'Rey won't be having any children.' So, basically it will be about the Further Adventures of Jedi Icon Rey...whatever her name will be. And she will be of course, very 'Virgo Intactica'.

Marvel had to do a U turn. Disney refuse to do so. I really do wonder who it is they are trying to please with this film? Hiring a director who's never made a non documentary and is apparently a 'close friend' of Kennedy's is the final straw.

How long can they go on making money? They have just lost a fortune with a 'woke' animated film. Not even they can just keeping throwing money away on propaganda films.

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The more I hear about the forthcoming Rey film, the less I like it. Think I'll use the money to buy dune on blu ray instead.

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From the Star Wars Cantina forum regarding the upcoming Rey film:

Little is known about the story for now, but Ridley did reveal what not to expect: children for Rey.

Admittedly, the story can change over time, and she did say that she hasn't heard anything about the movie other than what was announced last year. I don't buy that for a second, though, and I don't think she'd be remotely allowed to say this unless Rey was definitively not going to have any children. I guess those rumors about her having Finn's kids are not true!

Er - having Finn's kids? Didn't hear anything about that!

Seriously, I'm actually glad about this. As well as not being in the slightest bit surprised. DLF. as so many have pointed out, seem to believe virginity = good. I myself did not want Rey to have Ben's kids 'through the Force.'

Disney chose to kill off the ST's best character. I do not want them to try and milk him for profits now. You had your chance, DLF. You blew it. End of.