It was certainly unexpected and that’s another complaint I don’t get…I have heard many people say that the film took the safest route possible. I disagree due to the fact that:
- Rey is more competent than Luke was in STAR WARS
- Kylo is a villain in training
- Han and Leia aren’t together
- Luke is only in the final scene of the film
etc. I think they took plenty of risks and I hope Episode VIII will double down on it and give us a strange and refreshing film.