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Originally Posted by cosmo20002
So it's because Rey is too skilled too quickly? She was pretty skilled in TFA, so that issue didn't start with TLJ. When have we seen a lot of in-depth training? Luke had some, but not really a lot that we saw or know about. Maybe some are more naturally gifted than others.
I'm not going to say you're wrong to have your opinion--although I'm not sure what you mean by "wiping the table clean of the characters and conflicts that made Star Wars interesting"--but yours is some in-depth, next-level criticism beyond what most people seem to be complaining about.
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I’m not making the “Mary Sue” complaint — Rian’s goals were far more foundational than Rey. He’s saying (thru Rey, the Force kids, Luke’s actions, etc) that the Force isn’t something that is learned and honed but instead that the Jedi and Sith practitioners are equally unnatural in their application of control and ownership in the Force. It’s saying the Jedi and Sith are equally bad and the Force isn’t something to control or be “good” at — it’s a bold way to go but it resets and mucks up the entire mythology in the process.
Combined with the fact that I can’t get over that the slow speed chase is so stupid that even Hux makes a comment in the movie that it is dumb — but without it the writer doesn’t have a way to get his characters where they need to go. I hate poor storytelling but that part of it is really a beef I have that made it unenjoyable for me but maybe not for you and that’s ok.