Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

The final scene ofStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalkerseemingly cite an obscure deleted conniption from 1977’sStar Wars . The finale of the forward-looking canon ’s continuation trilogy have many references , large and small , to the respite of theStar Warsfranchise , from previous saga film to major storyline from the originalLegends continuity . While the bulk of these references are quite overt , one of the last callback in the film seems astonishingly elusive .

The Rise of Skywalkerends with Rey move to the Lars homestead on Tatooine and bury the lightsabers of Anakin Skywalker and Leia Organa . After this , an old woman approaches her and ask who she is , to which Rey answer “ Rey Skywalker . ” While Rey ’s adoption of theSkywalker familyname is the focus of the view , the old adult female herself is ostensibly a reference to an obscure moment in theStar Warsfranchise .

The old charwoman inThe Rise of Skywalkervaguely resembles another unnamed Tatooine local seen in a edit scene inA New Hope . The firstStar Warsfilm almost had an protracted possible action with Luke Skywalker being introduced far earlier than he is in the final cut . Upon see the brief struggle between the Tantive IV and Devastator , Luke rushes to Anchorhead in his landspeeder , coming hazardously close-fitting to reach an senior cleaning lady , who yells at him for his reckless driving .

Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia ’s prolonged opening scenes were fully fleshed out in theStar Warsradio dramatic play .

This abbreviated moment , along with other elements ofA New Hope’sextended opening , may have been write out from the film , but they were canonized in other properties , such as theA New Hopenovel and mirthful adaptation . While mayhap coincident , it is leisurely to see the similarities between the two unnamed Tatooine localsinA New HopeandThe Rise of Skywalker . The final subsequence film does , after all , include a multitude of callbacks and parallels to otherStar Warsproperties .

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Rise Of Skywalker Really Did Play With A Lot Of Easter Eggs

Like its predecessor in the continuation trilogy , The Rise of Skywalkerborrows heavy from the plot of the original trilogy picture – particularlyReturn of the Jedi . Fittingly , the movie appear to be significantly inspire by Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy’sDark Empirecomics from the original Legends continuity . This indicates thatThe Rise of Skywalker ’s film producer were unforced to referenceStar Warsmaterial that the medium viewer might not be familiar with , such as a delete scene fromA New Hope .

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