Kevin Smith’s ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Theory Proposes A “New Religion”
Writer/directorKevin Smithis one of the biggest celebrityStar Warsfans out there, so it’s no surprise that he has some thoughts aboutthe newStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkertrailerthat debuted at Star Wars Celebration a few days ago.
Kevin Smith Rise of Skywalker Theory
Smith actuallyvisited the set ofThe Rise of Skywalker, but he says he learned the title at the same time as everyone else and doesn’t know much about the movie beyond what he saw on the day of his visit. On arecent episodeof his Hollywood Babble-On show, Smith put forth a “shot in the dark” theory about the possible meaning behind the film’s title:
“The last movie wasThe Last Jedi. What if theyaretelling us the fing title?…The way that Jedi has been used historically in these movies, including in the last movie – ‘the last Jedi, the Jedis must end’, all that s – what if that’s it for the Jedis? And perhaps the new religion [are the Skywalkers]? Didn’t that just give you f***ing chills? What if it’s that?”
To be fair, theories very close to this one were floating around immediately after the film’s title was revealed and Smith originally published this theory this past Sunday, so I’m not sure this theory should officially be “credited” to Smith himself – /Film’s own Hoai-Tran Bui wrote about how the title could be alluding to the idea of Luke Skywalker’s legacy living on in all of usthe same day the trailer was released.Nerdistwrote a piece about this theory, and we’ve talked about the idea on acoupleofpodcastssince then, too.
And if you were reading Smith’s quote and found yourself impressed that he didn’t break down crying in the middle of it – something he’s been frequently known to do when seeing or talking aboutStar Wars-related content – he came awfully close a few seconds later. When co-host Ralph Garman suggested that Skywalker might “supplant the order that existed beforehand,” Smith responded:
“Wouldn’t that be fing dope? Like, [Luke] was so fing important – like, I’m going to cry – to the universe, that from then on, they named the order after [him]. They’re all Skywalkers.”
I’m just giving Smith a hard time with the crying. It’s obvious listening to him that he’s genuinely moved by this stuff, and if he’s ever passionate enough aboutStar Warsto cry about it, more power to him. It’s just become so commonplace that an emotional breakdown is almost expected at this point. A headline that reads “The Rise of Skywalker Soundtrack Track Titles Revealed, Kevin Smith Bawls in Response” wouldn’t be too far-fetched. But hey – love what you love!
