A couple of points on Rey.
First, not all characters need a real character arc. Indiana Jones doesn't have an arc in any of movies really, still a great character. James Bond didn't have an arc for a very long time. Most Batman movies don't have a character arc. If the character is fun and has an actor with sufficient charisma playing it, it's fine. Daisy Ridley has got it what it takes, and thus Rey is just fine.
Second, Rey is a street fighter with a lifetime of experience. This is pretty easily deductible from what we learn about her in TFA. (Grown up alone on a lawless planet, shown beating up two crooks with ease.) Kylo Ren is an impatient manchild born into privilege, with formal training. There's nothing to suggest Kylo has much real life combat experience. I don't care which weapons we're using, if you put an experienced street fighter against a formally trained fighter in an actual life or death battle, I'll absolutely bet on the street fighter.
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