John Doom said:
I don’t remember them actually being threated by him except for Poe in the beginning and Finn in the end.And let’s not forget Rey in the Forest towards the middle of the film.
Touchè, I completely forgot about that scene 😄
and trying to make Kylo a threat in the end was too late by then. It was boring :\
I think him rendering Finn’s spine useless was an effective way to make him a thread but okay.
That’s at the end of the movie, though :\
That’s right: at that point, his role has become less important, so he doesn’t need to be an actual threat. The Emperor, who’s activily tricking them into fighting against each other, is the main villain, and his ways are the major threat to Luke’s life.
His role became slightly less important and none of that excuses him not acting more like a villain. A villain who has had decades of experience being one.
What’s a villain with decades of experience? A villains is a (sometimes switchable) type of character in a story, not some kind profession 😄
Luke got impatient when Yoda was acting like an idiot which shows a lack of patience, Luke brings his weapons into the Dark Side cave when he was told he wouldn’t need them, he failed to lift the X-Wing out of the water due to his lack of belief, he left to face Vader without completing his training which resulted in the loss of his hand and almost in his capture.
And yet he was able to not give into the darkside and get back, thus winning his fight, overcoming every obstacles. That’s what a hero is supposed to do.
Had it been everything too easy to him, than THAT would’ve made him a weak hero.
I don’t think I should repeat what I just said about Kylo not working as a main villain (I don’t want to bore you 😄 ), I think I’ve stressed my stance enough. In short: Kylo can be a good villain character, but he should’ve not been the main villain. Giving a larger role to one of the other two candidates, could’ve improved TFA and potentially made it more original.
Watching you two go back-and-forth is like watching Warbler and anyone else go back-and-forth in the politics thread. Exhausting (unless we don’t bother to read the walls of text).
😦 I don’t like walls of text either. I’m trying my best to put only what’s strictly necessary.