The Rise of Skywalker: The Spectacle That Ate the Myth

The Rise of Skywalker concludes the Skywalker saga not with clarity, but with excess. This episode uses Baudrillard’s theory of simulation to examine a galaxy where emotion is fabricated, legacy is repackaged, and meaning collapses into spectacle. From fake deaths to resurrected villains, nothing feels final—only familiar. In a world constructed on affect instead of truth, the story transforms into a loop of images, pursuing the myth it can no longer sustain.