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Adam Driver Says Kylo Ren’s Original ‘Star Wars’ Arc Got Overhauled: He Was Supposed to Be the ‘Most Committed to the Dark Side’ by the End (variety.com)

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Eh, Star Wars has always played it pretty heavy with "the will of the Force." Luke one-in-a-million shot at the Death Star towards the end of ANH, for example. It's not like Rey had an easy life growing up as an orphan on a poor desert planet as a scavenger.

[–] Shurimal@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It was clearly demonstrated in the beginning of The Force Awakens that Rey is proficient with a quarterstaff so I had no trouble accepting she could pick up a lightsaber and grok it immediately. Quarterstaff to lightsaber should translate more easily than quarterstaff to longsword—eg no worries about edge alignment. Especially considering force sensitivity and all that pizazz.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago

Star Wars tells a story at the pace of a children’s tv show. Which is why we love it so much, it fits so much in.

Luke blasted womp rats, Anakin was a pod racer and Rey did crazy acrobatic shit while scavenging.

We got a small explanation which works if you know it’s Star Wars and you stop looking for a volume of exposition.