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I rewatched TFA last night. Good movie, but yeah, I feel the two main criticisms (the fact that it's "safe" and that Rey is too perfect) have legs to stand on. I give the film originality points for Finn's character and story - I think it's the first time we ever see a bad guy defect.

Rey is far too big a Mary Sue, though, and I noticed that more this time around. She saves Finn multiple times, shows up Han Solo in his own ship, and learns Force Persuade and Force Kinesis ON HER OWN... like three hours after discovering that the Jedi and Luke Skywalker aren't a fairy tale. By my recollection, the only time she was aided away from danger was when she first met Finn; he heard the buzzing of a TIE fighter and directed her to run, and even then, she escaped unscathed while he got his ass knocked out lol.

Contrast that to Luke in ANH, who needed everyone's help - from Obi-Wan, to Han, to Leia, to the droids, to Wedge - in order to succeed. ANH's cast was truly a team, which is why they were all so memorable. TFA has no team; it's "Rey Saves the Day" for two hours. Perfect characters belong in video games (Link says heeeeey), not as much in movies.

That said, the only scene I found actually insulting was the cool-down after Han's death, where Leia chose to mourn her husband with a girl she's known for one day and not his BEST FRIEND FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS. Thank you for making a structured Star Wars film, J.J. Abrams, but screw you for doing Chewie like that.
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