The writers gave Rey shortcuts, hence Ma-Rey-Sue/awful development/forced “girl power” shtick.
Star Wars is overrated anyway. The OT were good (At least the first two) but the rest, not so good. VII completely invalidated the OT. They should of just started in a new era, not 30 years after the fact. This was just pandering off nostalgia from the OT actors who looked embarrassed to be in that flick.
20th Century Fox thought ‘A New Hope’ would not be strong. Heck the “summer blockbuster” was forecasted to be The Other Side of Midnight. ANH had a limited release, but took off fast. After that, money grab galore. There is profit, but pandering gets in the way of the actual art if the acting and writing are "forced".
Rey got the exact same shortcut Luke got: met Han Solo. OK she met her Jedi master at the end of the first movie instead of the act break of the second. BFD. The facts remain, the SW universe was BUILT on Sue/ Stu and whining about it just shows you’re a whiner.