Jeets2: Somebody already beat me to this but my first response was also to say we haven't seen Rei in a metal bikini and matching choker set yet :).
Breja: You know, the funny thing that's really not my go-to "Leia is so hot" image. The thing is, when I say Leia was hot I don't just mean she was physically attractive, though she definately was, but also what a cool character she was. She was not the greatest sex bomb to ever grace the screen, and that's part of what was so great. She was a person, not eye candy, and that made her more, not less attractive. Rey on the other hand does not work as a new character to fill that role. She's written to be spunky like Leia, but neither the script nor the actress really pull it off. I don't think miss Ridley has Carrie Fisher's charisma, and she's sort of... too pretty. She has kind of bland, "every pretty actress" look. Cinema and movie screens are ful of beautifull people, and she just blends in with that crowd for me.
I can't help but wish they gave the role to
Carrie Fisher's daughter, who has asmall cameo in the movie. Assuming she has acting skills to pull it off of course. She's not as "pretty" as Daisy Ridley, but she looks more interesting, she looks like a Star Wars protagonist I'd remember. Not to mention if Rey does turn out to be a Skywalker, it would be damn perfect.
I know what you're saying and I agree with your pov. Its just that when you use the words "hot" and "Leia" in the same sentence, I think everyone's mind will drift towards the bikini scene so I thought it a valid comment to make.
From the moment I saw Rey, I thought of Kiera Knightly and how very alike the two are - face, body, accent, everything. You can interchange both of them in all their movies with the only difference being one is famous and the other was unknown until now. So I can see what you said about being bland even for an attractive girl.
And then I saw the link you provided to Carrie Fisher's daughter and I immediately wished she really would have been cast as Rey with the caveat that she can act the part. I wonder if she was given a chance to audition. Even if she's not as "pretty" as Daisy Ridley, I find her to be more attractive from that middle picture. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all.
We can second guess all these decisions forever but in the end, it was still an entertaining movie and nothing more. It didn't really make me more interested in the lore/mythos or whatever you want to call it of that universe. And its highly unlikely I watch it again because time would be better spent watching A New Hope if the mood strikes.
