Post by shotgunfu on Jan 2, 2016 1:28:56 GMT -5
* Rey, I could buy her being competent at repairs (she's a junker from the looks of it, and lives alone and self sufficiently), I can buy her being capable of piloting (Force reflexes coupled with familiarity with other craft and the bouncing around all go to suggest someone who can pilot but maybe not this specific unit) but what gets me is the force mind control and the ability to essentially hold off Kylo Ren to a stand still.
Ren was trained by one of, if not the last, Jedi Masters in blade combat. And has experience working for the First Order in using it. He should be wiping the floor with Rey, though less so than Finn, and it just didn't come across. And the mind control skill is something that feels like it should take time to master, not something that any old untrained force strong person can use. It feels like someone just made her far too OP for the level of knowledge and training we currently think she has. This also further goes onto make the Big Baddy of the film look like a putz if he can be beat/held off by an untrained force user. Which further undercuts the threat that Kylo Ren had.
Ren was trained by one of, if not the last, Jedi Masters in blade combat. And has experience working for the First Order in using it. He should be wiping the floor with Rey, though less so than Finn, and it just didn't come across. And the mind control skill is something that feels like it should take time to master, not something that any old untrained force strong person can use. It feels like someone just made her far too OP for the level of knowledge and training we currently think she has. This also further goes onto make the Big Baddy of the film look like a putz if he can be beat/held off by an untrained force user. Which further undercuts the threat that Kylo Ren had.
All this said, compared to JJ Abram's fare in Star Trek, I found this to be more suiting of his movie style as Star Wars always could handle the nonsensical blockbuster action Rule of Cool stuff more effectively than Star Trek could.
I saw the movie again this week and I suspect the bit with Rey calming down when Ren mentions the force during the lightsaber battle is going to be key. I have a feeling that even if she doesn't turn out to be Luke's daughter she will have been trained by him before being left on Jakku after Ren's betrayal.