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Originally Posted by blankall

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As for the Kylo Ren fight, using the force requires extreme focus. Kylo was distracted by a few fairly major things, and as you say he's prone to panic, which makes things worse:
1) He was injured and bleeding. They made a point of drawing attention to this.
2) He had just killed his own father and was super emo about it.
3) He was using an inferior light sabre, and was further distracted by the sight of Luke's old light sabre.
4) He didn't want to hurt Rey, he wanted to convert her to his side. The same reason that Luke was not decimated in any of his fights with Vader. I think that Kylo senses that Rey is related to him somehow (Luke's daughter and Kylo's cousin?). It's questionable that Kylo even lost this fight. He defeated Fin and may have just been toying with Rey.
5) Kylo Ren has a lot of power, but his training is not complete. He's more at the level of Anakin in Episode 2 than at the level of Vader. It typically takes a lifetime to become a true master.

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Adding just one extra bit to your points...Rey winning is in one part showing just how strong the force is in Rey but also Kylo Ren's unrefined powers. Whcih as cool as his lightsaber looked, it looked menacing but unrefined...very much like Kylo Ren himself.

Honestly loved that movie. It's been a while since I came out of a theater with a smile as the one I had today.

It had so much nostalgia as everyone has mentioned, but it doesn't distract from the story. Such a fun way to relaunch the franchise. If you haven't seen it and are a fan, you will love it. Can't wait to see it again!