And the fact that she is the one holding the meeting says a lot about how far she has come and the path that she is on for Star Wars: Episode VIII and beyond.Ĭonsidering that she had only arrived at the home base of the Resistance just a few hours before what would wind up being the destruction of the Starkiller Base, Rey earns the respect of the higher-ups pretty damn quick, as indicated by the fact that they let her go to see Luke Skywalker one-on-one. When we first meet her, she is a ship parts-hunting scavenger who lives inside an AT-AT on the desert planet Jakku, and by the end she is holding a lightsaber and getting face time with Luke Skywalker (a guy who has existed to her practically on the same mythical character level that he exists to you or me). When you think about where she started and where she ended up, you’ll realize that Daisy Ridley’s Rey went on one hell of a journey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ final scene is very clearly a tease for what we can expect to see in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII on the whole, but let’s start our analysis by discussing what the ending means for both of the characters involved, shall we? Abrams’ credit as director appears in blue on a starry background. Luke doesn’t move, and locks in a stare with Rey… and before he can say anything, the screen wipes and J.J. The weapon deactivated, she extends it towards and offers to its rightful owner. From her belt, Rey removes the blue lightsaber that she found herself drawn to in Maz Kanata’s castle – but, of course, she recognizes that it’s not really hers. She doesn’t say anything, but the figure in brown turns around and we see that it is the legendary Luke Skywalker – sporting a long, grey beard and a metal hand. When she reaches the top, she sees a hooded figure standing on the cliff on the opposite side. It’s on one of these landmasses that Rey lands, facing a tall climb up stairs. It’s decided that it will be Rey who goes to find the hero in his isolation, but before she goes, General Leia Organa delivers what would prove to be the final line of dialogue in the movie: 'May the Force be with you.'Īfter everybody waves goodbye, Rey flies to a blue planet that is almost entirely covered in water – spare for a few rocky islands that rise out of the sea. After years of searching, the Resistance has finally learned where the last Jedi is located – and it’s cause for celebration. While it’s the ball droid BB-8 who carries the missing bit of the map leading to Luke Skywalker, it’s R2-D2 who has the rest of the hologram into which the piece fits.

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