However, because he’s such a round, complete character, she doesn’t need to be. In any other movie, Rey would have been Kylo’s foil. He also draws from his desire to “let the past die” to move forward in creating his own order. He uses his anger of being manipulated to kill his master. He draws strength from both sides of himself. Kylo seems to go back and forth with what side he even wants to be on in a pretty obvious way. It’s easy to see how he represents what a true balance would look like. He’s so consumed by his own chaos he doesn’t see the giveaways that Luke wasn’t even there. The weakest moment of all is when he completely gives in to his emotions in an attempt to kill his uncle. Kylo’s weakest moments are when he doesn’t act like a Jedi – when he can’t send the shot that would kill his mother, when he begins to regret killing his master, or when he’s told to take off his mask to show his true self. He believes he needs to pick off the people and things that may still tie him to his old life, just like the Jedi would. However, Kylo understands and practices cutting oneself off from all attachments. Killing his own father doesn’t exactly make him hero material. He desires power and seems to be willing to do some pretty terrible things for it. It used to be that these two sides were against each other, but The Last Jedi uses Kylo Ren and Rey to prove that the light and dark are simply two sides of one coin. Instead of closing themselves off from it, they leaned into it every step of the way. They let their hate and anger fuel their power. Ironically, the only thing Jedi seemed to be afraid of was fear.īy contrast, the dark side, or Sith, drew their strength from raw emotion. It lead to anger, hate, and eventually suffering. They believed this was best not only for their survival, but would be in the best interest of the galaxy they wanted to protect. They even say in their code that there is no emotion and no passion. The light side, or Jedi, believed in throwing emotion and attachment aside. To understand where we find the perfect middle ground, we need to look at the extremism on both sides. How does putting all the weight to one side balance the scales? Luckily, The Last Jedi shows us what a balanced Force truly looks like. It never really made sense to, well anyone, who stopped to think about it. Each side believed the other one had to become extinct. The dark side instead sought power, strength, and emotion. The light side favored peace, tranquility, and logic. There were two sides to consider – the light and the dark. Before The Last Jedi no one seemed to know what it really meant to bring balance to the Force.
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