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With the Original Trilogy, we were given to think that it was about the heroes of the Rebellion, and the redemption of Vader was a side story.
With the Prequel Trilogy, we were given to think that it was about the fall of Anakin, and that by extension the Original Trilogy could be seen as being about the redemption of Anakin – and that the fall and rise of the Galactic Republic, the Empire, and the New Republic were the secondary events.
Now, our ideas about the Sequel Trilogy are being tested with The Last Jedi. On today’s podcast, I’m examining that situation, and asking whether Rey – and Poe and Finn as well – are the real main characters of the movie, or whether someone else is…