And you know what? This whole thread is about if Rey is or isn’t a Mary Sue, but honestly, so what if she is a Mary Sue? What’s wrong with a character that provides some damn wish fulfillment every now and again?

I feel like this whole idea is brought up because if Rey is a Mary Sue, then that means the Sequel Trilogy is inherently bad, and it validates the people who don’t like these movies.

Well by that logic I guess that invalidates any story with a Mary Sue.

Guess we should stop watching movies like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the Wizard of Oz, literally any Disney Princess movie…
Clearly these kind of characters still connect with millions of young girls and women around the world. And that isn’t even including all the male wish fulfillment characters we seem to not have a problem with.

It seems like a lot of female fans of Star Wars do like Rey. Just go on Tumblr, there is a WHOLE other side of the fandom there that draws, writes and talks about Rey. Rey and the new movies have brought in an entirely new load of fans with a different perspective that a lot of us here might not be used to, and that alone is worth it for me.

I’m not saying Rey is the best character ever written in film or literature, but she definitely doesn’t ruin the new films in my clearly personal and subjective opinion just because of that.

EDIT: Sorry if that came off as rude, and really I’m sorry if you guys aren’t enjoying the new movies or Rey as a character. I’m not trying to invalidate your feelings/opinions, either. Just playing devil’s advocate for a different perspective I guess.