gatito said:
Rey is clearly Luke's daughter so that gives her half the skills of a Jedi by default. She is also shown to be a strong character that takes care of herself, living on her own and surviving on a harsh enviroment unlike Anakin and Luke who were whiny and spoiled brats and had everything just handed to them. It's also possible she was trained before being left behind in Jakku. And Kylo Ren is not even a Sith yet, he's still training and temperamental. Plus he was basically dying and had just killed his father, not exactly at his finest. Why isn't anyone questioning why he wasn't killed instantly by Chewbacca's blast. Is it a plot hole? Is he a Gary Stu or just a Sith God? No, people just let it go. The truth is, Rey would not be scrutinized so much if she were a man. |
I really wish we could stop with these poorly worded responses to excuse bad writing. And by your logic, Luke should have already had the Jedi skills, too, since he is the son of one of the most power Jedis. Oh wait...he actually had an interesting story arc and had to train, as well as dispell his disbelief in the power of the Force.
Both Luke and Anakin had to take years to truly master the Force, where as Rey, who has never even freaking heard of the Force, nearly masters it within a day or two of learning about it. Yep, great writing there. What happened is they took the lazy way out of showing training and had her learn it through girl power. They knew white knights and feminists would defend it with the most overused excuse of the time, sexism. Of course, objective viewers see it for the lazy writing it was, even if overall they enjoyed the film.
