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(12-19-2015 05:27 PM)Anti-Riot Wrote:  

That's kind of my problem with the character of Rey too. Her growth in using the Force is way too fast, and a bigger point is that she doesn't really have to struggle as much as any of her Force-using predecessors in order to achieve the same results: mastery over the lightsaber and wielding the Force.

The great thing about Luke is that he had to work at it, struggle, screw up, and learn from his mistakes until all that hard work paid off in ROTJ and even then it wasn't all that easy.

Anakin also had to work at it, train, screw up, and try to learn from his mistakes but his downfall was his ego and his fear. Still, he didn't become badass without hard work.

On the other hand, and I hope to God it's a theme they pick up in future episodes, consider what Yoda says about the Dark Side:

Luke: Is the Dark Side stronger?
Yoda: No. No. Quicker, easier, more seductive.

If they'd been smart they would've shown Rey getting enraged before she broke into that stormtrooper's mind, rather than calming herself and focusing on her third attempt as it was. Then you would have a plausible explanation for the sudden grant of Force powers: because the Dark Side is quick and seductive, and (if she's a Skywalker) she's suspectible to its temptations. That would also have been an excellent reason for her to go and find Luke - to learn how not to rely on fear or rage to draw on the Force. That's why the sudden grant of Force powers in the movie is wrong - because it's meant to be only the Dark Side that is the quick and easy path to getting the Force into bed.

EDIT: Also had a thought ... what if Rey isn't Luke's bastard -- but rather, a child of Emperor Palpatine?