The Suns Set On The Skywalker Saga
This is one of the more obvious kisses to the past in The Rise of Skywalker, but we couldn’t end this article without mentioning it. The final scene of the movie directly references the first time we meet Luke in A New Hope, thereby bringing the Skywalker saga full circle.
After the celebrations, the film jumps to an undetermined time later when Rey has traveled to the deserts of Tatooine, where Luke was raised by his Uncle Lars and Aunt Beru. It’s here where she buries Luke and Leia’s lightsabers in memory of them. A local then tells Rey that no one’s been around here for a long time. When she asks who the stranger is, Rey replies that she’s “Rey… Rey Skywalker.” Luke and Leia’s Force ghosts are standing by, smiling. The final shot then sees Rey, with BB-8 beside her, outlined by the twin sunset.
Most fans had guessed that Abrams would choose to end Episode IX like this and though it was predictable, you can’t deny that it’s the most fitting way to end the story in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.