Ren, on the other hand, as a villain, takes off his mask too early,
I understand this complaint but I don’t agree with it. The scene between him and Rey works so much better with him taking his mask off (especially her reaction to seeing him for the first time), and there’s also a great scene with Ren and Hux later.
and we get to know he’s just a boy. He’s constantly mocked by our heroes, he’s afraid, can’t take control of the situation and, finally, gets defeated. Is he a true villain, is he actually a threat to the heroes? If you ask me, no 😄
For all the complaints about JJ recycling ANH, I think he does some really new stuff in this movie, and his depiction of Ren is one of those things. He’s a flawed villain, instead of a perfect villain. He clearly is strong in the Force but he can’t control it. His “temper tantrums” made perfect sense to me.