![]() It’s exactly the kind of callback that Abrams is known, if not notorious, for including in his franchise films. That scene is Rey’s escape from Kylo’s torture chamber, in which she accomplishes her goal by using the Jedi mind trick first performed by Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars. It all really comes down to one scene that I, and many others, were still chewing on after leaving the theater. Her ability to defend herself against the more experienced and trained Kylo Ren could be excused by the fact that Kylo was badly wounded, and possibly exhausted from having already been in combat with Finn, not to mention that Rey showed some hand to hand combat skills with her staff earlier on in the film. Her ability to use the Force to summon a lightsaber to her could be attributed to a rush of adrenaline and emotion. The common complaint about Rey in The Force Awakens is that she transitions too quickly from desert scavenger to skilled wielder of the Force. ![]() By the time the credits were rolling, I was ready to applaud Abrams and the Disney marketing team for so expertly misdirecting curious viewers into believe that it would be Finn who took up Anakin Skywalker’s lightsaber to become the Jedi hero of the new trilogy, only to flip the script and have Rey Forcefully take over that role for herself. The trailer footage of her scavenging through the ruins of a downed Star Destroyer only made me more curious about who this character is, and what her story would be. Her design alone, a kind of mix of classic Star Wars and a Miyazaki heroine, instantly conveyed the sense of adventure Abrams and the Lucasfilm team were looking to reignite with Episode VII. I’ve been a fan of Rey, played wonderfully by Daisy Ridley, since the first photo of the character was revealed. However, while I enjoyed the movie on the whole, there were a couple of things that that didn’t entirely work for me. Abrams’ new film returns the series to its adventuresome roots, introduces a entire cast of wonderful new characters, and left me more excited about the franchise than I ever have been. Let me start by saying that, on the whole, I loved Star Wars: The Force Awakens. ![]() SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Force Awakens follow.
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