Originally Posted by
Volband
Is this a satire? Fleshed out characters in a movie, where
- people literally forgetting that they are powerful Force users
- nothing happens with one of the main characters in the entire movie, yet in the end Spoiler: she is crowned as the last Jedi
- main characters indirectly slaughter their friends without showing ANY remorse, confusion or... or, really, any feeling whatsoever
- a forced love story results in the idea of "saving my love - whom I almost know for half a day now - is more important than saving the entire Spoiler: Resistance, including our very own general
- Luke Skywalker is being pulled by marionette strings, and his actions does not make sense, whether you watch it with rose-tinted OT glasses, or without having any idea who Luke is.
- a droid can gag and bound 4 guards all alone
- a military leader refuses to tell her comrades her escape plan, when there is absolutely no reason for her not to do it. It later gets them slaughtered - but no one questions her.
How can you guys laugh at a really dumb petition, when you do the same on the other end of the spectrum?
That scene (and what lead up to it) actually shows a character development. Kylo Spoiler: is confused, just like Rey, so he asks for her help. Not to be his Sith aprrentice; rather to solve this cruel task of being a gifted Force user. Basically both of them need help, but Kylo supposed to represent the forward momentum. Fuck the Jedi, fuck the Sith, don't let anyone control us, let's make a brave new world! A very understandable sentiment, but sadly, Rey's character got anti-developed she refused it, because of the sole reason of it being in her script. After Luke basically giving Rey the finger and finding out that her parents are nobodies and treated her like shit, she should not have acted so self-righteous. The whole story of Rey is her being treated like garbage, while her motto remains "I still believe!!" On hand, it is adorable, on the other hand, it makes absolutely no sense. This girl can not be broken; her thinking can not be challenged. She is like a robot and I absolutely loathe the writers for pissing away such a cool character as her in this episode.
edit: to be clear, the writing is not horseshit because she declined the offer. It's horseshit, because Spoiler: there was absolutely no reasoning behind it. Remember the scenes from RotJ with Luke, Vader and the Emperor? The back and forths? Yeah? Well this movie said - again - "fuck you", and all we got was Rey trying to get her lightsaber to... threaten him? Kill him? We don't know, and the movie never felt the need to explain what went through Rey's head or why she decided not to join him. Hell, why didn't she try to negotiate with him??????? For the first fucking half of the movie they keep getting closer to the point of being all friendly near the bonfire. And you want to tell me the same Rey would not even try to reason with Kylo????? Jesus, I just realized this actually. Character development my ass. This movie has 0 character consistency.