Okay. I'm going to say this yet again. I am sick and tired of people labeling Rey as a Mary Sue.
Per Know your Meme: "cementing the definition of a Mary Sue to be a wish-fulfillment outlet for the author which can sometime seem out of place in the established universe and ultimately warps the canon characters’ personalities, causing them to act out of character."
Who, exactly, do you feel acted out of character toward Rey?
Han’s behavior was consistent with his arc with Luke: Initially surly, but growing to respect and care for the naïve younger man.
Chewie’s behavior toward Rey was… well, frankly, almost non-existent.
Oh, no, Leia hugged her. Well, guess what? Sometimes women hug people, even people we don’t know, if we know they’ve just gone through something traumatic.
And then there’s the definition stated on Wikipedia: A Mary Sue is an idealized and seemingly perfect fictional character, a young or low-rank person who saves the day through unrealistic abilities. Often this character is recognized as an author insert or wish-fulfillment.[1] Sometimes the name is reserved only for women, and male Sues are called "Gary Stus" or "Marty Stus"; but more often the name is used for both sexes.
If you want to push that definition, I will counter that by that logic, Luke and Han are Marty Stus.
Gorram Max Landis. I love the guy, but I swear to god. He was the reason for Mary Sue... and he fruckin has a MARY SUE IN HIS OWN SHOW!
I've watched Dirk Gently twice through, and if I had the time I would cut together every "Mary Sue" scene with Rey with the main female character in his show and I could find a perfect match.
And I've said this a million times... in the heros journey, the hero has to accept the call to action... Rey does not. Rey runs from it every time.
THAT ALONE makes her a flawed hero, and not a Mary Sue.