NEW STAR WARS FEATURETTE: BEHIND THE SCENES

An exciting new video for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has premiered!

It reveals very little about the mysteries of the story including Rey's parentage, Luke's mission, or the fate of the Jedi order. We will simply have to wait five months until the film premieres.

Here is what they do reveal:

• Rey begins her training.
• Leia continues her work as a diplomat and resistance leader.
• Enough time passes for Finn and Kylo Ren's wounds to heal.
• Kylo Ren continues his work with the First Order and Supreme Leader Snoke.
• Finn joins the resistance cause.
• Poe is promoted.
• There is a promise of a grand twist (acc. to John Boyega)
• It keeps the classic story of good vs. evil (acc. to Gwendoline Christie)
• There is a strong family dynamic (acc. to the dearly departed Carrie Fisher).

The known remaining members of the Skywalker family are Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Ben Solo/Kylo Ren. Each of them separates and follows their own paths. Whether or not they reunite remains to be seen. Whether or not Rey is a biological member of this family also remains to be seen.

However, that shouldn't suggest that Rey cannot find family with Luke and Leia. She begins her journey as a lost and lonely woman desperately waiting for her family to return to her. She may find a place with Luke just as she finds a father figure in Han Solo. She may also replace Kylo Ren as a Luke's pupil. She has the potential to redeem Luke after losing his academy.

There are still so many exciting possibilities for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I await its premiere with eager anticipation. It will serve as a remarkable story rich with lessons with second chances, redemption, reconciliation, and good vs. evil.