Of course, Rose Tico is a fictional character, and ultimately when we talk about Star Wars we’re just talking about space movies for kids. Forget bad storytelling, that’s a betrayal. It makes no sense in the context of the trilogy, for the character, for her and Finn’s relationship, or for the overarching theme of the franchise. This isn’t retconning a plot point, it’s retconning the character. That’s the definitive message of Star Wars.īut what did Rose do or say in The Rise of Skywalker when Finn attempted to sacrifice himself again? Nothing. That’s exactly how Luke Skywalker saved the galaxy in Return of the Jedi, and how Rey and Kylo Ren ultimately save it in The Rise of Skywalker. “We’re going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love,” she said to Finn after saving him on Crait. The sequel trilogy was always going to end with hope and love, the two traits that best defined Rose Tico. But it made sense plot-wise, since that trilogy was always going to end in tragedy. He was manipulated into advocating that Palpatine receive the emergency powers that led to him becoming Emperor, a sad outcome for the kindhearted Jar Jar. Jar Jar’s role was small in that film, but he was significant to the plot. Abrams treated her with less respect than Jar Jar Binks received in Attack of the Clones, despite the Gungan having had significantly fewer supporters after The Phantom Menace than Rose Tico will always have. And Rose’s lack of importance, of her contributing at all, is obviously a majorly disappointing if you love her and were invested in her own arc. It’s like if Lando had nothing to do in Return of the Jedi, or if Dooku died off-screen in Revenge of the Sith. And even if you don’t love Rose Tico, that’s an insulting fate for both her character and Finn.
Anyone else in the Resistance could speak Rose’s lines.
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She’s barely more relevant than Dominic Monaghan’s character, a random Resistance fighter (never named on screen, no less) you could delete from the movie right now without impacting anything. Yet Rose does almost nothing in The Rise of Skywalker. Her sacrifice to protect him clearly bonded them in a way few other characters share in the franchise. Her last scene offered a final, touching moment in a difficult and important journey they’d gone through together. And even though her plan to infiltrate the First Order failed, she later almost died making sure one of the Resistance’s most important members survived. She continued to serve with dedication even after losing her sister. Rose’s heroism certainly earned her that status. Everyone who survived Crait became at minimum a de facto leader of the movement. There are people who have and always will love Jar Jar Binks, even if many others despise him.īut the way The Rise of Skywalker takes a major character from the previous film and essentially writes her out of the sequel–worse, without any explanation–is misguided and plain horrendous storytelling.Īt the end of The Last Jedi, there were hardly any members of the Resistance left. No one has to love every Star Wars character.
Some people, myself included, absolutely love Rose (she was my favorite character in one of my favorite movies). There’s nothing to gain by rehashing the debate over the merits of Rose Tico, either as a character or her role in The Last Jedi and the franchise.
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