Tortured academics who destroy our heroes and misrepresent the moral contradictions of Star Wars seem to believe they are the only moral authority left standing.

This Star Wars property reaches out to us as a familiar friend who wants to talk about more than the times long past.

You may not be a space murderer, but if Kylo Ren isn’t redeemable in ‘The Rise of Skywalker,’ the implied message would be that you aren’t either.