When the hell did this thread get so stupid?
Poe is gay?? HUH?????
Anyway. here's the deal. It has been said that the reason OT was so popular was there were a slew of kids looking for a hero. There father turned out the be failures or skip out on them, the government had turned south, the economy was tanking....and along came this wonderful escapist movie for kids to glorify in a world where there was nothing REAL to follow.
I really think JJ is working on those themes... He is making a comment on absent fathers and role models who turn out the be failure and what can happen to the kids left behind. This story will show the "heroes" we all worship from OT to be flawed and cause great damage to the young around them, due to their personal demons.
1. Han was a stuck up, cheating , lying, self centered gambler....result Kylo.
2. Leia was a woman more concerned with her career than her child...result Kylo.
3. Uncle Luke , was totally screwed up from his past....result Kylo.
The only one that seems to be turning out OK was the one left the fend for herself.
Even Finn, got disillusioned with the military promise of glory.
In the end it will be a redemption story about how the younger characters deal with this reality. As many children of the 70-80's had to deal with it. Hes hoping this will ring true for the age demographic with the money right now...the original children who witnessed OT.
He is throwing in some things to entice a new generation , as well as new demographics, which is painfully obvious, but not necessarily bad.
“What you have to understand, is your father was your model for God.
If you're male and you're Christian and living in America, your father is your model for God. And if you never know your father, if your father bails out or dies or is never at home, what do you believe about God?
What you end up doing is you spend your life searching for a father and God.
What you have to consider is the possibility that God doesn't like you. Could be, God hates us. This is not the worst thing that can happen.”Chuck P