Ren is a lot more interesting than Anakin ever was. A far better character, and better acted too.
Are we discussing the plot on here? I rewatched it last night and I’m trying to figure some stuff out.
1) We still don’t know who Rey really is. Ren claims to have seen her parents in a force vision but they are unlikely to be her birth parents, IMO.
2) When she goes down the hole on the island, I’m not sure what she’s meant to see down there but she sees past and future, but they are in a loop, as if her existence is a closed circle with no beginning and no end. And when she asks to see her parents, she only sees herself. This to me suggests some kind of eternal being or something created out of the force rather than an actual person. Which could tie into Anakin’s genesis. On first viewing I glossed over that scene because it’s got no direct plot relevance in the film, but it’s clearly important otherwise it wouldn’t be in there. It seems like the force is becoming more of an actor in events – the suggestion is that it is guiding the characters more – and also the title of VII is a bit of a clue. But that also suggests sentience which is a bit quasi-religious and also a whole new can of worms.
3) Why the strong link between Ren and Rey? Normally I’d expect that to suggest either they are separated siblings, or both of them would share the same mystical genesis. But from what we know of the plot so far that can’t happen unless a) Leia knows she had two kids and hasn’t let on or b) Ren isn’t Leia and Solo’s biological son.