To be fair, if you pick up apart any movie it'll probably fall apart. That doesn't mean you can't scrutinize a film series' internal logic that was intentionally set up while accepting certain inconsistencies as concessions for convenience. Stating that Luke had no training in preparation for making that Death Star shot is factually untrue since he says front and center the shot isn't a big deal since he has "bullseyed womp rats back home". That's a far cry from Rey's handling of the force. Chosen or not, with Luke he's had to struggle and fail for years to become as proficient as Rey has in a span of hours. She's like that alt character in World of Warcraft that starts at level 60 it whatever it is nowadays.
I understand. I can concede the Death Star shot since I missed that peice of dialogue.
But I do believe people are harping too much on the child prophecy trope. The entire idea of the trope is that such individual is proficient without training or minimum effort.
This is Goku, This is Naruto. Alot of characters fulfill this role. But with Star Wars, there is this inherit effort to disassociate Rey as if she's "too proficient". It's just the same trope, not much difference between other characters.
So when people mention training, esp Luke's Dagobah training... Luke had a few days at most? It wasn't like he got to be at the Jedi council in the prequels. He bails on it to save his friends!
Then when he returns, Yoda tells him that he has to face Vader to truly become a Jedi? You see how choppy that is? It's convenient for the plot. Same as Rey.
As I think about when Rey is held captive, The whole subtext of the film is that the Force has reawakened and chosen another prodigy in a time of need. She's discovering the power and what it all means.
She gets mind probed by someone of Skywalker lineage (the other prodigy in this series) and somehow that force skill can't rub off on her or make a connection?
She's locked up, she has an intense desire to leave her situation. She commands it! Boom, she gets out. It's just a reflection of her gift. Its simply to show how talented she is... Like the character herself is shocked that it works!
But everyone ignores all that context. They are willing to give Luke the benefit of seeing the mind trick performed once and mastering the technique. But they're unable to use any headcanon or imagination to give Rey the same thing.
I really didn't see a difference. It didn't seem all that divergent to me. It was the same trope in the same circumstances it's always portrayed as.