So dude had no discernable skills or abilities yet still made the whole thing happening by saving Rey (she wouldn't have gotten off Jakku without him), saving Poe, getting the shields down (which led to the base's destruction), fighting Kylo Ren when Rey was knocked out, and actually hurting him with no skill, only heart. You say the 'if he was white' argument has no weight but the ONLY reason you have beef with the character is BECAUSE he's black. The character himself is by nature unskilled, inexperienced and generally completely unprepared for everything he's dealing with. He said that mission was his very first so give me a good reason why he should've been winning all these fights? As I've mentioned multiple times the 'accomplished nothing' thing is a narrative you're pushing that has no weight at all because I keep mentioning the things he accomplished that were all vital to the plot. He had multiple moments of bravery and heroism but you're basically saying 'nah they weren't good enough'. And that's fine. But you're trying to create a narrative that doesn't exist cause you wanted the brotha to be the next Luke
Reason: it took Luke 3 movies to get his shyt together, and Rey is doing mind tricks in the first 30 minutes of being pressed.
I have no choice but to excuse Rey's ascension, because after all this is a FANTASY world, where literally anything can happen.
In this same realm of fiction, the black character is STILL a runaway slave poop trooper that can't do one thing we TRADITIONALLY label as heroic\smart\self sufficient\unique to the plot
the above was in response to
@Verbal Kint but this I would like to add in summary:
This movie was a bone thrown to the Feminist agenda, but there was NO WAY IN HELL the woman would dominate at the white man's expense. Not on a stage this large, not in a universe where the mythology is so worshipped and adored.
They put that nikka up there to fit the bill.
EDIT: wouldn't be surprised if he fall in love with Poe in the next movie