Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker editor Maryann Brandon has opened up about the divisive final chapter of the Skywalker Saga, claiming "it should not be a film that is polarising."
In an interview with HuffPost, Brandon addressed the major scene between Rey and Kylo Ren towards the end of Episode IX - in which the pair share a passionate kiss before Ren, having redeemed himself and accepted his former life as Ben Solo, disappears to become one with the Force - explaining how the team reached that conclusion.
"I always said, 'The movie will tell us whether they should kiss or not. We will know by the time we get to the end of our process, if it should happen.' And I felt it should, and [director J.J. Abrams] agreed with me, and other people who saw the film agreed," she said of the widely-discussed moment.
"I know it's not for everybody," she admitted. "I know there will be people who wish they hadn't, but this is a film that was never going to please everyone, and I think that the reviews are kind of reflective of that. The things that certain people love, other people hated. And that's the phenomenon of Star Wars."
Speaking to The Rough Cut Podcast, Brandon further touched upon the response from fans and critics, as she shared her opinion that the culmination of the nine-film epic was always going to split audiences down the middle, no matter which direction had been taken.
"Look, sure, it's fan service and if you didn't service the fans, it would be, 'Oh, [Abrams] didn't go along with the history of Star Wars and what it all means'," she argued, adding that, "in a time when the whole world is so polarised, it should not be a film that is polarising.
"Basically, the message of the film is, 'Hey, guess what? You can be bad and good can come into your life. And maybe if you're open-minded to it, extraordinary things can change your mind. And you have to believe there's always hope.'"
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may have been met with mixed reviews from fans, with many wishing that the movie had been split into two separate episodes, however, the film has still managed to earn over $800 million worldwide since its release last month.
In our own review of Episode IX, we concluded that the film had been "engineered to hit the viewer on multiple levels while struggling to settle 42 years' worth of story elements", which we suggested was "too much for any one film to handle."
For more reactions, take a look at our round-up of IGN staff reviews for the final chapter, find out the film's Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, and discover how The Rise of Skywalker's opening weekend compared to other Star Wars entries.
Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
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