The Force Awakens spoiler thread

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(01-08-2016, 06:44 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: I get that, but no one cared. Rey does a few small things and everyone loses their shit over it.
What did she do that was so amazing a feat? 
Beat up a badly wounded, untrained, emotionally unstable guy? 
Use a mind trick on the worst James Bond since George Lazenby?

She really didn't do much that Luke or Anakin didn't do with minimal training...plus you have to factor in how Lucas and others have essentially retconned the Force and how it's used and what it is...

Basically this. Luke is pretty unaware of the force. He has a lot of serious doubts about it too, which is part of why Yoda was hesitant to train him. Rey, on the other hand, knew of stories and was more open to the impossible being possible. She also is naturally strong in the force, and it is hinted at that she comes from an important force user lineage. 

Luke used the force to guide two proton torpedoes into a hole 2 meters wide. Anakin destroyed a whole command ship in a single star fighter. 

Ren is 29 years and hasn't been fully trained yet. In Episode IV, Darth Vader was a 40 year old Sith Master who was known to have the most raw force power when he was only 9. Obviously Luke can't take on Vader, but it's not crazy to suggest that Rey can hold her own against Ren when he is attempting to turn her to the dark side and is severely wounded.