That's a really thoughtful look at Ben Solo as a character, and one that I like a lot. The idea that Leia and Han (and to a degree Luke) messed up a kid is not far from probability, given their lives.
I think Ben could have been a really interesting character, and I do think Adam Driver was very good in the movies, I just... I don't like how his story was executed, and very viscerally dislike the whole relationship between him and Rey. I know some people like it, and I understand it to a certain degree, but for me... nnnnnnno. Nope. Nein.
It's kind of annoying in a way, because had they written Rey and Ben as platonic or sibling-like (which would have been an amazing way to highlight that "failed parenting" angle IMO), I'd like Ben Solo as a character so much more. There is a lot broken about the Sequels, but this was one of my biggest hurts.
(Also, as fleurviolette said, it's alright to have different opinions! I know so much of my views are completely subjective, so it follows that someone else will have a dramatically different experience. Sometimes it's a mindfuck, sure, but being able to understand relativity of opinion is SO valuable - one of the things that fandom-done-right can bring to the world. *steps off her soapbox*)
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Date: 2021-09-17 05:05 am (UTC)That's a really thoughtful look at Ben Solo as a character, and one that I like a lot. The idea that Leia and Han (and to a degree Luke) messed up a kid is not far from probability, given their lives.
I think Ben could have been a really interesting character, and I do think Adam Driver was very good in the movies, I just... I don't like how his story was executed, and very viscerally dislike the whole relationship between him and Rey. I know some people like it, and I understand it to a certain degree, but for me... nnnnnnno. Nope. Nein.
It's kind of annoying in a way, because had they written Rey and Ben as platonic or sibling-like (which would have been an amazing way to highlight that "failed parenting" angle IMO), I'd like Ben Solo as a character so much more. There is a lot broken about the Sequels, but this was one of my biggest hurts.
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fleurviolette said, it's alright to have different opinions! I know so much of my views are completely subjective, so it follows that someone else will have a dramatically different experience. Sometimes it's a mindfuck, sure, but being able to understand relativity of opinion is SO valuable - one of the things that fandom-done-right can bring to the world. *steps off her soapbox*)