i.e. Luke Skywalker coming back as a flawless hero unchanged by time or experience to save the day, with his cute li'l daughter Rey tagging behind him whose entire existence is now validated by having been sprung from Skywalker loins
OH, PREACH, INDEED
IMHO a lot of the nasty fan boys who really, really hated it (in a trollish way, like having bots vote it down on RT) did so because it wasn't the story of Luke coming back guns blazin' to heroically rescue everyone*, especially Kylo, and it wasn't the story of how Rey rescued Kylo, and it wasn't the story of how Kylo was either redeemed or became the Groovy New Emperor. It was Rey's story (she's the last Jedi, in the twist I liked best), like TFA was Rey's story, and it's gonna be Rey's story all the way through. And, like having a black man in the White House did, that seems to drive some types absolutely insane. They just can't handle it. It blows their minds. -- And as you said, Rey isn't even a Skywalker! Who is this nobody from nowhere taking over their franchise? &c &c.
(Not to brag about The Guy I Married, but Luke is my husband's fave character in the OT, and he loved TLJ and convinced me to watch it and thinks it was a great ending for Luke. So nyah, horrible fanboys.)
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OH, PREACH, INDEED
IMHO a lot of the nasty fan boys who really, really hated it (in a trollish way, like having bots vote it down on RT) did so because it wasn't the story of Luke coming back guns blazin' to heroically rescue everyone*, especially Kylo, and it wasn't the story of how Rey rescued Kylo, and it wasn't the story of how Kylo was either redeemed or became the Groovy New Emperor. It was Rey's story (she's the last Jedi, in the twist I liked best), like TFA was Rey's story, and it's gonna be Rey's story all the way through. And, like having a black man in the White House did, that seems to drive some types absolutely insane. They just can't handle it. It blows their minds. -- And as you said, Rey isn't even a Skywalker! Who is this nobody from nowhere taking over their franchise? &c &c.
(Not to brag about The Guy I Married, but Luke is my husband's fave character in the OT, and he loved TLJ and convinced me to watch it and thinks it was a great ending for Luke. So nyah, horrible fanboys.)
*only he did! As a real hero.