Back on the planet, an injured Ben climbs out of the pit and uses another new Force power introduced in this film to not just heal Rey but bring her back to life. Interestingly, this sounds a lot like what Anakin Skywalker had been promised by the Emperor when he foresaw Padme’s death. So then the question must be asked: Did Ben just make a Sith power a Jedi power too?
Ben Solo and Rey dying together and being together in the force would still have been a more emotional and poetic ending than what The Rise Of Skywalker gave us
I am not here to “fix” TROS for you or change your opinion but hear me out. I know we’re hurting. I am too. Believe me. This wasn’t something I “wanted” to see happen. All I’m asking is that you HEAR ME OUT because we literally got something in this film we have been asking for for four years now. Maybe this perspective can potentially help some of you. Because I know a lot of people are emotionally struggling.
Ben Solo did NOT die for nothing. He basically hobbled his way up to Rey and took her limp, lifeless body into his arms. He struggles so much, but it’s almost like he knows what has to happen. He goes in PLANNING to do this. He knows exactly what he needs to do and how because HE LOVES HER. The best part is, he doesn’t even know she loves him in return. He gives every last bit of life force he has left to her. When she wakes up, he’s happy. But also sad because he knows what’s going to happen. That changes. When Rey says his name, tenderly touches his face, and actually goes in for A KISS, what does our boy do? Something we’ve never once seen him do. He grins. It isn’t just a smile. It’s a toothy grin with dimples and even a soft, reliever chuckle. He. Is. HAPPY. This entire time he knows what is happening, yet he is happy. He WILLINGLY gave his life to this woman not even knowing if she loved him in return because he could not live a life without her. Then he finds out that she does love him. So you want my honest opinion? No. He did not die for nothing. He died to keep Rey safe. It’s beautiful. “Not fighting what we hate. SAVING WHAT WE LOVE.”
I would also like to add more to this. If you’re still not on board. Guys, Ben legitimately did what Anakin could not. HE. CHEATED. DEATH. TO SAVE. THE WOMAN. HE. LOVED. All of this was done in love!! This whole thing is reverse Anidala!!!
Now. Let’s move onto the scene later. I do not fully believe he’s “dead.” If you remember, Rey explains Force healing in a way of life force. Passing a bit of your own life on to another. He lives within her, guys. She will always feel and sense his presence. She will always know he’s still there because in ways, he’s now apart of her. In a much deeper and more connected way than they were before. He is living on through her, keeping her alive each and every day. Because apart of his life is within her.
I’ll admit, this wasn’t what I wanted to see happen. However, I don’t want to sit back and say everything was taken from us. Yes. I would have liked to see a bit more mourning. Is the movie perfect? No. It’s not. But I think what was done with Rey and Ben’s story is absolutely beautiful. Not to mention this movie literally made Reylo even canon to EVERYONE’S eyes. That, my friends. Is a victory.
Now, I sit here writing this with tears in my eyes. Yes. Goodbyes are hard. And yes. I did not want to see the one character I’ve been the most emotionally attached to ever die. BUT I will not allow myself to fully dislike or hate the very last work of this Saga that I’ve loved and held dear for so many years. I will not allow myself to hate something that could potentially have a beauty in it.
I will leave you all with one final thought that I think we all need to remember in this moment.
lol for some reason I always forget about how genuinely impressive Rey was from the start. How she literally has no experience or training with the Force or a lightsaber, but in her first real battle scene, slashes Kylo Ren in the face and literally puts him down on the ground..? oof, no wonder he fell in love so quick
Kylo: *talking to himself* if she would just LOVE ME everything would be fine, I could take her far away from here and we would start a family and live happily ever after. Right? Right! Good plan.
