(January 2, 2016 at 10:11 am)Whateverist the White Wrote: I also had some questions about the Finn character and his transition from faceless minion to emotional vulnerability. I love the idea of cracking open a storm trooper uniform and looking at the humanity inside. But I agree the transition seems a bit glib.
But the character I'm still having the most trouble with is the new #2 bad guy. His light saber dustups with control rooms strikes me as odd. Aren't dark side guys supposed to have all the Jedi training plus a dispassionate something more? He just seems way too emotional and unfocussed to me. But I'm withholding judgement until future episodes backfill his story.
But did these two cracks ruin the experience for me? No way.
At the end of the movie when Snoke was telling the new general to abandon the star killer base to "bring kylo back to me so as to Finish his trainning." Meaning his inablity to control his rage is part and parcel to his 'padawan' sith status. I also think his loss of control along with his doubts about his attachment to the darkside speaks volumes to his need to collect the relics of greater more powerful sith of the past. (Vader's helmet, Knights of Ren title and light saber, Darth Reven's helmet) Not to mention Rey's reverse mind rape on him revealing his 'fear.'