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millicentthecat:
millicentthecat:
There’s a difference between “Rey is the Chosen One” and “Rey CHOSES to be the One.“ What we got is the latter.
I didn’t like Rey Nobody. Nobody is nobody; everyone’s parentage affects their life choices and their path. The idea that any random person with no special privilege can pull themselves up from their bootstraps on sheer pluck and hard work and ability is an individualist fantasy. It’s not true, in this world or in Star Wars. You can’t just focus really hard and be amazing; you have to play the cards you’re dealt. That means making tough choices–who is your family going to be? What legacy are you part of?
The force is a beautiful metaphor for lines of power and privilege that already exist!!!
millicentthecat:
millicentthecat:
There’s a difference between “Rey is the Chosen One” and “Rey CHOSES to be the One.“ What we got is the latter.
I didn’t like Rey Nobody. Nobody is nobody; everyone’s parentage affects their life choices and their path. The idea that any random person with no special privilege can pull themselves up from their bootstraps on sheer pluck and hard work and ability is an individualist fantasy. It’s not true, in this world or in Star Wars. You can’t just focus really hard and be amazing; you have to play the cards you’re dealt. That means making tough choices–who is your family going to be? What legacy are you part of?
The force is a beautiful metaphor for lines of power and privilege that already exist!!!