love it or hate it there's no denying
that this film made a big impression
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list we're looking at 2019 Star Wars
Episode nine the rise of Skywalker to
highlight the most epic emotional and
shocking moments please note this video
will contain major spoilers number 10
the Palpatine reveal am i cute Snoke
I'll kill you
there are those who wish that Emperor
Palpatine had stayed dead and that's
fair exhuming the past has its drawbacks
but there's no denying the fact that
when Emperor Palpatine came into frame
for the first time since the prequel
films it felt epic the dark side of the
force is a pathway to many abilities
some consider to be unnatural
if you were lucky enough to be an
attendance over opening weekend
depending on the theater
chances are you felt the audience erupt
at the moment of his grand unveiling
with his glassy eyes puckered discolored
skin and rotting skeletal fingers this
is the Emperor like we've never seen him
before
kill the girl and legit aye and become
what your grandfather vader could not
but as he shows kylo Ren
despite his fragile frame he is as
powerful as ever she is not who you
think she is
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number nine force ghost abilities one of
the most frustrating things about the
new Disney Canon is how much mythology
it relegate stew legend status in the
rise of Skywalker however we thankfully
once again got to delve deeper into the
lore of the franchise returning as a
force ghost Luke Skywalker demonstrates
that even in his seemingly incorporeal
state he can interact with the physical
world confronting fear is the destiny of
a Jedi your destiny he shows this by not
only catching a lightsaber thrown by Rey
but also by raising his old x-wing red v
from its watery grave
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this had already been hinted at with
Yoda's actions in the last Jedi but this
scene solidified the ability of force
ghosts to interact with the physical
world number eight the cavalry arrives
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though each of the three Star Wars
trilogies has felt distinctly different
in terms of tone the one consistent
factor is the importance of hope from
one film to the next and often within a
single film our heroes vacillate between
feelings of utter despair and belief in
a better tomorrow rarely in the entire
franchise however have these two
sentiments been felt more acutely or in
such close proximity to one another
friends hope is what leads the
resistance into the battle above EXA
call where it is quickly dashed just
when it seems as if the good guys are
utterly doomed Lando Calrissian returns
with an entire army to reinforce them
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it's a moment that makes you jump for
joy especially the appearance of wedge
antilles number 7 teasing Rey's darkness
many fans have taken issue with Rey's
characterization and development in the
sequel trilogy but given her heritage
and the brevity of the training she
received under Luke Skywalker an
internal struggle between the light and
dark side feels appropriate
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don't be afraid who you are rate has
good intentions but she wasn't trained
since childhood to control her emotions
like the Jedi of yesteryear and so as
she's pushed to her limits in this film
her emotions begin to bring out the
darkness in her most notably when
fighting with kylo Ren over the first
order transport ship she accidentally
uses force lightening an ability
typically associated with the dark side
it's a truly shocking moment that teases
both her legacy and the crossroad she's
fast approaching I swim myself from the
doctor I won't let it happen I'm never
leaving this place I'm doing what you
did
number six Rey and Ben's lightsaber
relay we really wish that this trilogy
had taken a bit more time to explain the
connection between Rey and kylo Ren
their ability to interact with each
other across distances is not only
fascinating but also a largely new
addition to the franchise mythology lack
of explanation aside the connection
between Rey and kylo does lend itself to
one of the coolest scenes in recent Star
Wars history the two powerful force
users are able to pass a lightsaber back
and forth in ways that defy the laws of
space
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making for one seriously inventive fight
choreography surprising darth sidious is
something that very few people have ever
done but this is one move that not even
he could have seen coming number five
Chewbacca is feared dead while Rey's
accidental use of force lightning serves
to push our character development
forward it also had devastating
repercussions
Chewbacca had just been taken aboard a
similar ship to the one that ray brings
down since where he believes he's aboard
that vessel the assumption is that she's
just killed her friend for fans
everywhere this moment was like a punch
right to the gut and arguably more
devastating than the deaths of Luke and
Han Chewbacca is just so lovable and
innocent thankfully not only is it later
revealed that Chewbacca has survived he
also gets the medal that fans feel he
should have received years ago in a new
hope
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number four Luke and Leia's flashback as
something my sister would want you to
have there's a lot to like about the
sequel trilogy but there are many fans
who will always be sad to have missed
out on The Adventures of Luke Han and
Leia in the years between Return of the
Jedi in the force awakens of the many
questions we had
Leia's relationship to the force and her
Jedi potential loomed large though this
scene was an incredibly brief one seeing
a young Luke training Leia was freaking
awesome not only did we see Leia pushing
herself to the limits and embracing her
inner Jedi we also finally got an answer
as to why she didn't become one like her
brother Leia told me that she had since
the death of her son at the end of her
Jedi past she surrendered her saber to
me and said that one day it would be
picked up again what's more it makes
Leia spaceflight a lot easier to swallow
in retrospect
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number three hearing the Jedi
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we know we know according to various
online reports the voices heard in this
scene were originally meant to be paired
with numerous on-screen force ghosts if
true that would have been awesome but
taking at face value
these disembodied voices still make for
an incredibly cool moment as Rey faces
off against the resurrected Emperor
Palpatine the odds seemed stacked
against her though she's seemingly alone
the voices of past generations of Jedi
speak to her through the force and
reassure her that they stand behind her
she isn't alone she's empowered by the
Jedi legacy the voices include those of
Yoda obi-wan Kenobi qui-gon jinn Anakin
Skywalker mace Windu and ahsoka tano the
force will be with you
number two Han Solo reappearing
everyone's favourites scruffy-looking
nerf-herder got an emotionally powerful
sent off in the force awakens I know
what I have to do but I don't know if I
have the strength to do it and given his
lack of connection to the force fans by
and large accepted that that was it for
him in a series where characters can
rise from the dead in various ways Han
Solo was just about the last person we
expected to see
so does dead
now
kylo Ren is dead and that's what makes
this scene so damn effective Han might
just be a memory in Ben's mind but his
presence coupled with Leia sacrifice is
what brings their son back from the dark
side in a scene that mirrors and inverts
their previous fatal encounter han and
Ben solo finally make amends and it is a
total tearjerker know what I have to do
but I don't know if I have the strength
to do it
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so did your favorite episode 9 moment
involve new or old characters you think
it tops our list I gotta say all of
these moments so far are pretty epic but
our number 1 is the most epic of all so
let's look through the honorable
mentions and then we shall relive it
I am c-3po human-cyborg relations
what well I'm quite certain I would
remember if I had a best friend
probably Frick can you help us with this
bill but not owe me a bubble booking
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notifications number one Ben's death
with the return of Ben's solo to the
light side the title rise of Skywalker
took on yet another possible meaning
the final battle with Palpatine sees
both Ben and Rey bested by the Dark Lord
of the Sith at various points but in the
end despite Rey being the one to make
the ultimate sacrifice to kill Palpatine
it's Ben who becomes one with the force
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it's a nice reversal of what happened
earlier in the film when Ray healed Ben
and it serves as a perfect end to his
Redemption arc he sacrifices himself in
order to revive ray and after they share
a brief kiss he passes on this might be
an imperfect film but it's hard to fault
the ending it gave to kylo Ren
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