| thismeintiel said: I don't know. With all the other messages they had so on the nose, it wouldn't surprise me that's the exact reason why they did it. I think they wanted a girl Jedi, which is perfectly fine, but didn't want her to have to struggle too much. Either because they felt like girls wouldn't want to watch her suffer through those struggles or they didn't want the male Jedis to look so powerful next to a female, even though we know those males had to go through the same struggles. Whichever it is, it's insulting to the audience's intelligence, as well as women, thinking they wouldn't be interested in or couldn't handle a female protagonist who isn't perfect.
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I really hate playing this card, but part of me thinks its because they would not accept having a male (Luke) teaching her everything, patronizing her and in the end being responsible for a huge part of her development. It was important to pass the message that she, as a female, could achieve everything without the help of a man. Usually I dont have this kind of thinking but judging based on what happens in the rest of the movie I feel inclined to think this way. I really hope im wrong.
