Top 5 Things I Disliked About SW:TLJ

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Lawlight said:

superchunk said:

You highlighted the one part of my comment that was focused on the very first line of the OP #2. My final line was my own postulation that most people's gripes on Rey are more on her being female than the actual character.

The rest of my much larger comment focuses on her characterization and how it makes sense when you take it into context of the rest of the saga. 

Nah, the character just sucks. At least, Luke had some training, if minimal, to use the force. Rey didn't. And Luke doesn't fly the Falcon as well as Han Solo either. Rey can do anything and better than anyone else.

How was Luke's training any different than hers? Obi Wan talked to him very minimally (mins/hour maybe) before he was blocking shots blinded and calling his light saber back to himself in ESB. Then Luke spent another very small amount of time with Yoda where even right before he left he was still full of negativity, whining, and always assuming he'd fail at everything he tried.

Fact is, people are forget / forgive what happened in OT but call out all kinds of crazy shit in all other newer movies.

Her character is fine, its the shit show of "fans" perceptions on what a jedi should or should not be that is the problem. Her growth is in reality, no different than Luke.