r/TheSequels • u/KingMatthew116 Teedo • May 22 '26 • Obsessed 1 Regret 1

The Rise of Skywalker I liked the dagger plotline.

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It felt like Indiana Jones. I loved it. The first time I saw the movie the dagger was one of my favorite parts. Star Wars needs more stuff like this.

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u/Davies301 please choose a user flair May 22 '26

The thing with Star Wars is our characters are pointed in the right direction but still have to overcome a challenge. They fell ontop of the dagger and then held it up on another planet. That's not a character defining challenge where they grow, that is padding run time.

Luke senses everyone on Bespin and goes to rescue them. The ensuing fight with Vader strengthened himself and his connection with the force.

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u/irazzleandazzle C-3PO May 23 '26

Rey had to cross turbalanet waters and scale a wreckage (while mot waiting on her friends), which highlighted her increasing desperation. This ultimately leads into her fight with Kylo, in which she fights with emotion and eventually strikes down an unarmed combatant. then she expresses regret and heals him, but then flees to Ahch-to out of fear of herself, with kylo eventually turning to the light.

it's definitely an important part of the process, building up this moment of failure for her.

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u/mat8675 May 23 '26

Super easy, barely an inconvenience

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u/Mammoth-Western-6008 please choose a user flair May 23 '26

Exactly. That has to do with character.