In reply to Seppo Helava.

That’s interesting they chose Rey, since I’m inclined to compare Jyn with Luke Skywalker. For me the most unbelievable part of Rey’s character isn’t that she gets so good at everything so quickly, but that she’s so noble, unselfish, and unwaveringly good. To be clear, I’m fine with that, and she’s easily one of my favorite characters in any of the movies. But it does feel like they had to turn all of her dials up to 11.

Luke is a wish fulfillment character for George Lucas AND he’s important because his father and his guardian are important AND he’s allowed to be whiny and fail at things but still be considered a hero. But still at multiple points in the story, he declares what he wants and decides what he’s going to do. (In particular: rescuing Leia against everyone’s objections). Jyn is also dragged into the Rebellion because of her father and her guardian, but she’s never shown being particularly skillful at anything, making any difficult decisions, or actually leading anything.