But that said, I dig the heck out of your posts and once again have been given something to think about…
Aw, thanks Maul! I’m glad at least one person likes my ramblings!
And I do get what you’re saying. While it doesn’t bother me too much, and I think Dom brings up an noteworthy perspective, since Rey was already a girl of focus, maybe they could’ve shown Rey take a little more effort to do certain things. But luckily that’s what things like fan edits are for!
I think Nev had a good idea about splitting her mind trick attempt in half, so she tries once and fails, then later she tries again and succeeds.
This is another reason why I think it is good to trim the Rather scene and cut Rey saving Finn from one of them.
I personally kinda wish Rey would’ve stretched out both of her hands when lifting up all of those rocks at the end of TLJ, which I know is a little trivial but it does show a little extra effort. I think a skilled editor could actually do this. Minor, but something I’d like to see.
This is another reason why I would keep the Caretakers. One trait of a Mary Sue is that everyone loves her, and the Caretakers clearly aren’t too fond of Rey. Haha.
When it comes to editing I try to approach things in a “less is more” kind of way. Like, what would be the smallest changes that would have the biggest impact on your perception of your character, in your opinion?