Didn’t like The Force Awakens at all.
Finn was a ridiculous character. Raised from birth as a Stormtrooper, “programmed” to be obedient (General Hux’s words), and he absolutely loses it on his first mission. I wouldn’t have a problem with this if he wasn’t programmed from birth and the First Order recruited like the Empire did, but it is an issue and leads to his character feeling forced. I would have greatly preferred if Finn slowly broke his brainwashing over the course of the movie instead of at the beginning. It would have led to a much more believable character.
No matter how much you try to brainwash certain people with poisonous ideologies some will still remain decent and Finn is such a person. Whether it be from Satanic Cults or the Nazis there have been multiple people throughout history that have seen the side they were fighting/siding with for what they really are and decided to split from them.
Also not everyone needs multiple examples over long stretches of time to see the truth about the people they’re fighting for; some people just need one. A’la some Satanists who have seen animals/humans being sacrificed and it was too much for them to handle.
but she acts like an ass to Finn when she meets him
Yes because everyone would be ecstatic that they’re marked for death by the First Order when it’s another’s fault.
Why does Finn even care that he lied to her?
For the same reason he defected and it’s bec…ause he’s a good person. I don’t understand how such a simple concept is so jarring to you.
Kylo Ren is just confusing to me. He worships Vader, a Sith Lord who turned to the light. Not only that, he prays(?) to Vader’s helmet (how did he get that?) to help him stay on the dark side? Is the First Order unaware of Vader turning back to the light and redeeming himself? Kylo was a student of Luke right, shouldn’t he know this too? Does the First Order not acknowledge this happened?
"By the grace of your training I will not be seduced" - Kylo Ren
He knows Vader was redeemed but believes he was seduced by the enemy.