‘Rise of Skywalker’ will answer two big questions about Rey and the Force
SUMMARY
If you're a parent, you probably know exactly where your child is and if they are strong with the Force. But for Rey, the questions of where her parents are and who they are remain, after two Star Wars movies, a giant mystery. Chris Terrio, screenwriter of "The Rise of Skywalker," says important information about Rey's parents will be revealed in the next big Star Wars film. In fact, he says two questions will be addressed. Will we be happy with the answers? Maybe not! But, that's not what counts right now.
On Oct. 2, 2019, a new excerpt from an Empire magazine story revealed that J.J. Abrams's screenwriting partner, Chris Terrio, says there are two big questions that will be answered in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." And those questions are:
- "Who is Rey?"
- "How strong is the Force?"
In terms of the first question, Terrio made it clear that this question is literal as well as philosophical.
"'Who is Rey?'…is a question that people not only wonder about quite literally but wonder about in the spiritual sense," Terrio told Empire. "How can Rey become the spiritual heir to the Jedi? We kept coming back to, 'Who is Rey?' and how can we give the most satisfying answer to that not only factually — because obviously, people are interested in whether there's more to Rey's story — but more importantly, who is she as a character? How will she find the courage and will and inner strength and power to carry on what she's inherited?"
In regards to the other question — "How strong is the Force?" — Terrio says that "It sounds a little simple, but actually, when you get down to it, that is a sort of Zen Koan that we would really meditate on."
Right now, it's totally unclear what Terrio means by this, but if you're placing bets on the answer to "How strong is the Force?" is simply: "about as strong as my toddler when they are resisting bedtime" you're either very wrong or very right.
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" is out everywhere on Dec. 20, 2019.
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