[...]I have no idea what Rey's journey is, or even who she is. [...]
Well, our opinions on the ST are more or less the same, give or take. But just as an exercise, let's see what can be said about Rey:
"Upon a chance encounter with a stray droid, a young girl who's known only hardship and anonymity finds herself drawn into a galactic struggle between a dedicated resistance and a genocidal totalitarian force.
Plunged into the centre of a deadly conflict, she experiences frightening visions and discovers nascent powers within herself that she can't begin to understand, and soon encounters individuals she previously thought of only as myths and legends.
These mythic figures prove to be all too human and deeply enigmatic, leaving her more confused than ever even as she must confront forces of great darkness in the form of powerful nemeses, and the temptations her exponentially growing powers bring.
Unable to find her place in a troubled galaxy, her journey seems doomed to end before it's even started, as her new friends and allies suffer crushing defeat and losses at the hands of their enemies, while she is left with more questions and doubts than ever with darkness closing in."
When I look at that, I think 'Sure, why not?' Even if *at least* a third of that is basically Luke Skywalker.
My problems aren't so much Rey or even her journey such as it is, but what in my opinion is terrible execution -- the details of which I've gone on about ad nauseum so I'll spare us the recap.
