when Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker The finale of the Skywalker Saga in 2019, Avengers: End Gamewhich capped off the MCU’s Infinity War earlier that year. Both films were Disney releases and finales to some of the best film franchises ever made, so it’s not hard to imagine the comparisons. Some of the similarities can be chalked up to common movie tropes reserved for the final chapter of a fantasy epic, while others are so obvious they can’t be coincidences.
although Endgame and The Rise of Skywalkermany fans and critics felt that borrowing from the former did not help the latter. The Rise of Skywalker There are pacing issues, trying to do too much at the last minute, and too much emphasis on fan service rather than a compelling story. However, Endgame There were also multiple character arcs and plenty of fan service, but it received far more praise upon release. The Rise of Skywalker Large amount of borrowing Endgameit may not copy those that can improve Star Wars The final film in the sequel trilogy.
The many similarities between Endgame and The Rise of Skywalker
The funny thing is, they’re so obvious.
The final battle of Act III is Avengers: End Game and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerr is found. EndgameIn Avengers: Infinity War, Steve Rogers/Captain America prepares to face off against Thanos’s army, but hears Sam Wilson/Falcon’s voice in his headset, causing all the MCU characters to rush to the battle. A similar scene also occurs in The Rise of Skywalker Poe Dameron was about to give up when he suddenly heard Lando Calrissian’s voice in his headset, saying that a large galactic fleet had arrived to support the Resistance.
As the battle draws to a close, Thanos declares “I am inevitable” Then he snapped his fingers and realized that the Infinity Stones were gone. Tony/Stark/Iron Man held up the stones and said “And I… am… Iron Man.” Then destroy Thanos’ army. The Rise of Skywalker Emperor Palpatine declares “I’m all Sith” Rey responded: “And I…I’m a Jedi Knight,” Redirect Palpatine’s lighting and destroy him. The Rise of Skywalker The fight with Thanos is replicated, which highlights why Palpatine is less compelling as a villain.
Palpatine’s Plans Are Less Interesting in The Rise of Skywalker
He went from manipulating the galaxy to conquering it
Ian McDiarmid once again plays Palpatine perfectly Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerbut the movie made the character less interesting than he once was. Star Wars Palpatine’s strategy in the prequel trilogy was to take over the Republic from within, rather than conquer it from without. The Sith had learned that the Jedi and the Republic would always resist an invading army, so Palpatine fought a long war, manipulating the galaxy to follow him. This showed that the Sith could learn and evolve, allowing them to destroy the Jedi and build an Empire.
Although the original Star Wars The trilogy is more straightforward, with Palpatine’s plans being a natural extension of the actions in the prequels. He secretly builds the Death Star, and plans to have absolute control over the galaxy upon completion. However, when Palpatine attempts to The Rise of Skywalkerfeels lackluster because he hasn’t learned from his mistakes. He sets out on a bigger plan that has already failed twice in the original trilogy, but Avengers: End Game shows that Palpatine’s ultimate goal may have been different.
Palpatine should have used Thanos’ plan
Destroy the galaxy and create a new one in his image
Unlike Palpatine, who repeats the same boring plans, Thanos Avengers: End GameHe originally wanted to wipe out half of all life so that the other half could thrive, but he realized that any survivors would rebel and find a way to undo his actions. So he decided to destroy the universe and create a new one filled with life that would only know what Thanos gave them, “A grateful universe.” Does this seem a little inconsistent with Thanos’ character and motivations? Avengers: Infinity War? Perhaps, but for a Sith Lord like Palpatine, it would be perfect.
Palpatine should realize that resistance is inevitable, so this time he will destroy every existing civilization and create a new society true to his vision.
Palpatine’s plan should have been to destroy the galaxy instead of building the Final Order fleet to conquer the galaxy by force. The ancient Sith tried to conquer the galaxy by brute force, and then they tried to take over from the inside, but both times they were met with resistance from the people. Palpatine should have realized that resistance was inevitable, so this time he would destroy all existing civilizations and create a new society that was true to his vision. This would have greatly raised the stakes from the first trilogy, while also providing a justification for Palpatine’s massive fleet.
Why did Palpatine build so many Death Stars?
Repeated concepts must have new reasons
While the Final Order fleet had a longer range than a single Death Star, Palpatine never learned from his previous mistakes. The Rebellion and the Resistance proved on three separate occasions that they could always find a way to blow up a superweapon built by the Empire, no matter how big or powerful it was. If he were determined to carry out the same plan again, there would be a good reason, and wiping out galactic civilization would be another way to do it.
Of course, this doesn’t solve all problems The Rise of Skywalkerbut copy Endgame A little more might help. Endgame The series is three hours long, giving the story plenty of time to develop and wrap up each character’s arc while providing plenty of fan service. The Rise of Skywalker It doesn’t need to be three hours, but adding more time or cutting out unnecessary parts will help. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Didn’t learn the right lessons Avengers: End Gamemaking the former’s outcome worse than the latter.