The reason is Star Wars. A whole generation of kids saw Star Wars where Luke is the hero, and then the sequels where you find out that he was a nepobaby all along, and then they went on to write stories teaching the next generation that your parentage matters much more than anything else you can do in life.
Also, all the manosphere idiots are obsessed with Joseph Conrad because of this and have a big hissy fit when stories don’t conform to the hero’s journey, even though it is demonstrably not the only valid story form.
Then with the Force Awakens and the following movies they pull the same shit over again. Rey was a nobody who became force sensitive after interacting with Luke’s lightsaber and… just kidding she’s dead Palpatine’s granddaughter, somehow.
I slept-watched through the last two movies. Was there any logical (in the world of the movie, that is) explanation behind the granddaughter thing, or just a forced shift that had nothing to do with previous plotlines?
The reason is Star Wars. A whole generation of kids saw Star Wars where Luke is the hero, and then the sequels where you find out that he was a nepobaby all along, and then they went on to write stories teaching the next generation that your parentage matters much more than anything else you can do in life.
Also, all the manosphere idiots are obsessed with Joseph Conrad because of this and have a big hissy fit when stories don’t conform to the hero’s journey, even though it is demonstrably not the only valid story form.
Then with the Force Awakens and the following movies they pull the same shit over again. Rey was a nobody who became force sensitive after interacting with Luke’s lightsaber and… just kidding she’s dead Palpatine’s granddaughter, somehow.
And in the prequels you find out Annakin is Space Jesus/Herakles. Btw younger people seriously need to stop pretending the prequels aren’t dogshit.
The prequels aren’t everything but I really like the story that is being told. Also, the memes.
Wasn’t Luke also Palpatine’s grandson because he caused Anakin’s mother’s pregnancy?
i read that that was only a fan theory and never canon
I slept-watched through the last two movies. Was there any logical (in the world of the movie, that is) explanation behind the granddaughter thing, or just a forced shift that had nothing to do with previous plotlines?
I wasn’t sure either but i found this reddit thread
Just a note for people looking deeper into it:
Joseph Conrad is the author of Heart of Darkness, the book Apocalypse Now is based on. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Conrad
Joseph Campbell is the author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, which is where the hero’s journey, monomyth idea comes from. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell
Oh yeah, I er, meant Campbell. I’ve even read Heart Of Darkness.