![]() ![]() We appreciate that his more emotionally-driven character was the point, but it rung surprisingly hollow. ![]() His constant frustration at Rey made him underwhelming and a far cry from intimidating villains of old such as Darth Maul, Moff Tarkin, Count Dooku, Darth Vader and the Emperor. Abrams and company probably left this to be expanded on in future movies, but context was needed to inform just why he was such a whiny, emo brat. We never really got to understand Kylo's motivations for turning his back on his family, betraying Luke, his Jedi master, and also eliminating the new Jedi order with his Knights of Ren. She even used the Jedi mind-trick to escape Kylo's clutches! We are hoping, however, that this will all be explained in "The Last Jedi." 14 UNDERWHELMING VILLAIN Characters like Luke and Anakin spent years trying to master the Force, whereas it seemed Rey was using a Force app for everything. The fact she ended up beating him (even though he was injured) made things hard to believe in some peoples' eyes. Many folks criticized this as a Mary Sue factor (meaning she could overcome anything easily) and while this description was perhaps unnecessarily harsh and condescending, seeing her go toe-to-toe with Luke's lightsaber against Kylo was a bit of a stretch. However, from being a master mechanic to suddenly being able to fly the Millennium Falcon to being able to use the Force, everything just seemed to go her way. ![]() This began a quest to fight a new Empire (known as the First Order) and find Luke for the Resistance (backed by the Republic and his sister, General Leia Organa). She proved to be completely self-sufficient until she met the ex-Stormtrooper, Finn. Rey (played by Daisy Ridley) was a scavenger, abandoned as a kid on the desert planet, Jakku, and left waiting for her mysterious family to return. ![]()
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