I mean, think about it, Sanji is now being shown as the magnum opus that Judge despised, I doubt anybody saw it coming...i doubt even judge thinks this possible. Logically speaking franky isn't comparable to judge let alone Vegapunk..and unlike Vegapunk franky hasn't mastered tech to such a comparable extent, and i doubt you'd call him Vega's rival like judge was. What Kizaru is saying ties to the nature of Sanji's claim, and i am not rejecting any possibility that somehow sanji'd emotions are now in control of the genes that were meant to, ironically, control him. One could argue that Sanji's emotions enhances his Exo, but if were're sticking to what Kizaru said, there is a logical explanation to what sanji did...and its not solely the power of love.
I personally don't think so, this arc we got told "lol dfs are dreams bro" and where kuma, a literal robot at this point, was able to move with a brain shutdown
I feel like odas direction for the story and themes he using is pretty straightforward to me and for what he is going for, can be wrong of course but seems consistent in egghead