No, he really isn’t. Try again (cowabunga).

The hoodie looks red and black to me, sorta like Superior Spider-man. That’d be a pretty big deal.

Yup. It’s a little like when critics got really upset that so many white guys were featured in that first cast photo, failing to see that the new lead heroes wouldn’t include a white guy (black male, Guatemalan, white lady). Has anyone stopped to point out that what will likely be the highest grossing film of all time…

Agreed. I mean, TFA proves that fans are open to new characters without too much of a fidelity/respect to the classics (honestly, I still feel like the new film screwed the legacy of the old characters, but that’s another rant), so why not create new characters from scratch to print their money? I’m not sure that a…

The guy is charming and favors Ford, but I tend to agree that it’s a bit artificial. This whole thing is blasphemous to me, but if they’re going to do it, I hope it’s less on an impression and more of an actor making the role his own (see the Bond series).

I was agreeing with you. Thus my spoon feeding comment. It really bugged me how Ren had to literally say it out loud to himself that he was conflicted. How dumb do the writer’s think their audience is?

Right. Ren literally says to himself (okay, his Darth Vader fanboy stash) that he’s conflicted/tempted by the light side. Not spoon feeding it at all.

And honestly, kids love Rey, so maybe it’s unfair to take that from them just to tell an original story. I’d love to see a woman dark side character in the films, though. Still a little bummed that Snokes(?) seems to be an old man. Maybe rather than him being the obvious small guy(hiding behind a massive holoimage),…

That’d be pretty amazing. Ironically, Ren is the vulnerable character and Rey is the unbeatable juggernaut. Your friend’s theory would be super edgy, though.

Agreed. Creed manages to launch a new character while incorporating Rocky without disrespecting his legacy. It was perfect.

The Honeymoon is over. It was a fun movie, but it had its problems. Uncle George is right.

Yes, he was a chilling bad ass in his series debut. There was no transition whatsoever.

I agree that he showed a lot of potential on Girls (yeah, I watched the first 2 years). By jumping genres, I meant Driver going from a somewhat grounded show set in modern times to THE space opera. If that’s your only experience with the actor, I can empathize with someone struggling to accept the leap. Again, I…

I’m not sure I’m qualified to explain the psychology of why actors jumping genres can be jarring for some people. I mean, if the dude that played Jim on the Office had been cast as Captain America, I would’ve been intrigued but skeptical. I’m well aware that he’s an actor, but I’d only seen him as a cute office…

The OP didn’t even say that Driver did a poor job (I thought he was great, btw). She/he can’t control how their brother felt... and most people haven’t seen the guy in anything but Girls, so it is a pretty big leap. Imagine if Tom Hanks jumped directly from Busom Buddies to playing the main bad guy in a Star Wars…

Yeah, my love of the original characters aside, even I’d concede that it’s a good movie. I like the new actors a lot. Just wish more respect could’ve been paid to the classics (see Creed for an example on how to do that right).

That’s true, and even classic heroes often meet with tragic endings. I guess I’m just being sentimental and old. It’s crazy how important the original characters are to me, even after all these years.

But honestly... I’m still pulling for a happy ending for the remaining characters, “WARS” in the title and all. I’m a…

I’m not sure; I’m not claiming to be a writer. I just left the theater hollow; not what I was expecting revisting my favorite heroes. I guess I just have to accept that their victories were for nothing, and that nothing is sacred/safe, even in Star Wars. I’m sure fans of TFA will be grappling with the same issues in…

I dunno. It’s lazy to think that in order to make new Star Wars films, the original characters have to be treated in a needlessly cruel way.

Glad it worked for you.