Even beyond the trappings of the Star Wars saga — the First Order, the Resistance, the Force — Rey’s story is inspiring, familiar, and timeless. Just because you come from nothing doesn’t mean you’re not part of the story. You’re not no one, because anybody can save the galaxy. Anyone.
— WOMEN OF THE GALAXY by Amy Ratcliffe, 2018
“This moment where [Rey] is about to, for the first time, be confronted by Kylo Ren, a character who she’s going to have a very interesting relationship with, moving forward. […] The idea here is that Kylo Ren’s gotten inside Rey’s head, sees that she has seen the map and is now letting go of the droid as his goal, and he’s focusing just on her. And clearly you think, well, he must be able to just extract the information he wants now. But because he’s taken her, you get a sense that there might be something else going on here.” — J.J. Abrams, during director’s commentary of The Force Awakens.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
2015 | dir. J.J. Abrams
You don’t know a thing about me. Where I’m from. What I’ve seen. You don’t know the First Order like I do.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
Ben, when we touched hands I saw your future; just the shape of it, but solid and clear. You will not bow before Snoke. You’ll turn. I’ll help you. I saw it.
I saw something too. Because of what I saw, I know when the moment comes you’ll be the one to turn. You’ll stand with me, Rey.
THE FORCE AWAKENS // THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
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Through the ages, I’ve seen evil take many forms; The Sith, the Empire. Today, it is the First Order. We must face them, fight them. All of us.
I can show you the way of the Force!
Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars: Ep VII - The Force Awakens
Dad…
I know.