si j'avais vu ce film à 14 ans 💭💭💭💭💭💭

i always felt that TFA played smart games with millennial identity and the various relationships we developed with the societal Monomyths of our parents' generations. the way every character is introduced in a mask, and how society reacts when they take off that mask and try to be themself

VIII also ends with a reminder that the stories are there to inspire children to fight for a better world and not to make miserable adults deal with the fact they're not 13 anymore (that's Luke's character arc).

Irl Star Wars is now a series of nostalgia clapping moments and no one is happy about it, even though it's what everyone wanted.

He's drawn to the girl because she understands the Point of the stories better than he ever could and it infuriates him. She does even in VII.