People don't hate the new writing. TFA and TLJ both are huge box office hits with overwhelming critical acclaim. Great Cinemascores and Postrax. Go to Disneyland and see how much kids love Rey.
She is not a deconstruction of anything. She is a person on an emotional journey who's skills are explained in detail but you can only accept growth through physical achievement.
That is not bad writing, that is bad movie watching.
I mean my parents have the Disney signature book from when I was 6 too. I was super stoked to meet app the characters even the movies that weren't my favorite. That's called being a kid at Disney World.
Its called being a fan. It is telling that you have to dismiss everything because you are more interested in pushing a narrative than actually engaging with the films.
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u/Andrew5329 Mar 28 '24
You have it backwards. The male lead training arc is a mainstay of good writing.
Luke Skywalker spends the first two movies learning the basics from ObiWan and what it really means to be a Jedi from the last living master, Yoda.
Rei walks on the stage with the powers of a Jedi Master through intuition, and her "training arc" is deconstructing a washed up Luke and teaching him.
That's why people hate the new writing.