NeverarGreat said:
whereas even the Lucas prequels had some sort of message. The closest TFA got to a message was that good and evil will always exist.
Well what message did STAR WARS and TPM have? I’m excluding the other two movies in both trilogies because the ST isn’t even 2/3 of the way done yet.
Also a smaller message is that family is what you make of it; those around you and those you will meet in the future can be relied on more than the promises of those in the past.
I wouldn’t mind if he and Kylo attempted to convince Rey like Vader and the Emperor in ROTJ, but it has to be more than familial bonds, the promise of power, or seduction via anger.
But unlike Jedi I would rather Snoke not say “Well your friends are going to die” over and over again. They should try to seduce her by showing how the Dark Side will give her power and influence more than the Light Side could and how the Dark Side is free from restrictions while the path of the Jedi is restricting. If not I at least hope that’s how Ben Solo was turned.
- Ren to suffer a full psychotic break and go full-on schizo, causing him to hear and see things which aren’t there, talk to people others cannot see, etc. Really make him a dangerous, unpredictable villain who is potentially as much a threat to his allies as he is to his enemies.
I’ve talked to a couple people about this and I love this idea and if there’s anyone that he should be hearing it should be Han.
- A morally gray Resistance which isn’t apprehensive about torturing enemy captives, performing terrorist attacks on enemy-loyalist planets, etc.
And it would be nice to see this certain character butt heads with Leia as to why he thinks his methods are justified and maybe this person can also try to seize political power through brutal means.