Which would have been way easier with both of the alternatives. Not as entertaining but more logical due to Vader’s monumental advantage in terms of his command of The Force. But that didn’t happen so the fight scene could take place and that Luke can have the bomb dropped on him. I repeat again WHO CARES?
Because the first two hours of Empire all built up to that moment. It’s not about “nitpicking” or “who cares?” or “it’s just a movie”. It’s about the first 2 hours MATCHING with the last 15 minutes.
MATCHING. CONSISTENT. MATCHING. CONSISTENT.
Everything in Empire Strikes Back built to that climax. There is no inconsistency. Whatever nitpicks you can find in that script (or any other good one, for example) are most likely irrelevant because of how harmoniously everything was designed to work together as a story.
Almost nothing in TFA, however, builds towards Rey beating Kylo’s ass. Even in the same final climactic scene, it is demonstrated that Kylo’s force powers are exponentially more powerful than Rey’s. Then suddenly, for no reason, he forgets he has those abilities.
There’s still nothing that physically held back Vader from Force Choking out Luke and he doesn’t because the plot requires him not to even though if that would make Vader’s job easier. And I’m supposed to be fine with that…
Kylo “forgets” to use his powers against Rey because the plot requires him not to even though it would make his job easier. And now suddenly that type of thing is a tragedy.
That hypocrisy though.