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If I had more time and energy, I’d write meta about Star Wars, but I never seem to have the time, energy, or really the audience for it.

A thought that’s been on my mind recently is the metanarrative of Star Wars and how we’ve gotten so damn cynical. TLJ kind of seems to feed into this a bit (on the surface it rejects legacy, rejects the whole plot of Poe being a Hot Shot With A Plan So Crazy It Just Might Work, and Ben’s whole everything) but it really doesn’t. TLJ rejects the idea that legacy is the only thing that matters, even pointing out through Luke that sometimes it can go to your head and cloud your judgement, but ends with Han’s dice as, in my opinion, a reminder that what parts of family (Or cultural or w/e) heritage you uphold are up to you. Poe’s story is a warning against arrogance. Ben himself is a call back to every important character in the saga and when he’s not leaning on the fourth wall he’s kind of a symbol for all of this – his darkness and his fate is the symbolic darkness and fate of everyone who came before.

But all that aside, the historical context these stories are present in puts an odd weight on the story. The conversations around the story shapes the interpretations of the story and these characters in a very strange way that’s both disheartening and fascinating.