The Puppet or whatever it was in TLJ looked bad, really bad. the CG in the PT was more accurate to ESB and ROTJ then that.
I saw a great explanation of Kylo Ren. Not sure of the original source it was quoted by someone else who didn't give it.
I think this is a gross mischaracterization of Kylo Ren. He doesn't throw tantrums over minor shit. For all of TLJ's flaws, it ended up making Kylo the most interesting, nuanced character in the entire series.
He lacks validation. Completely. So when he fails to earn validation or someone doesn't validate him, he acts rashly. Look at it this way:
His parents don't think they can help him, so they send him to Luke Skywalker, his hero uncle, for training. This is abandonment #1. Luke Skywalker trains him and ultimately finds him to be too full of darkness to the point where Luke feels his only recourse is to literally murder him. Luke felt like he had to do this regardless of what Han and Leia felt, what the galaxy would think about the hero Jedi Master killing his own nephew, etc. It turns out to be a misunderstanding, but that kind of thing mixed with the dark side surely made Kylo act incredibly rashly, which he did.
So he gets to Snoke, and Snoke goes, "You don't need to live up to the legacy of your mother, father and uncle. They're not the real heroes. The real hero was Darth Vader, and you can be just like him." Here's where he starts to earn validation. Not only that, but Darth Vader is a figure that it's impossible for Kylo to disappoint. Snoke remains the gatekeeper to this validation, though, and it is possible to disappoint him.
Finally, you get Snoke so fed up with Kylo he goes "You're a big bitch and you'll never be like Vader take that helmet off you fucking piece of shit." and finally, Kylo has literally nobody helping him. He's by himself. He goes to Rey for this validation and she starts to provide it. He decides to kill Snoke because now he has Rey and she believes in him, and he thinks if he can just get them through this and explain his point of view to her, she'll stick with him.
etc etc and so on, you guys saw the movie. I really like him.
He lacks validation. Completely. So when he fails to earn validation or someone doesn't validate him, he acts rashly. Look at it this way:
His parents don't think they can help him, so they send him to Luke Skywalker, his hero uncle, for training. This is abandonment #1. Luke Skywalker trains him and ultimately finds him to be too full of darkness to the point where Luke feels his only recourse is to literally murder him. Luke felt like he had to do this regardless of what Han and Leia felt, what the galaxy would think about the hero Jedi Master killing his own nephew, etc. It turns out to be a misunderstanding, but that kind of thing mixed with the dark side surely made Kylo act incredibly rashly, which he did.
So he gets to Snoke, and Snoke goes, "You don't need to live up to the legacy of your mother, father and uncle. They're not the real heroes. The real hero was Darth Vader, and you can be just like him." Here's where he starts to earn validation. Not only that, but Darth Vader is a figure that it's impossible for Kylo to disappoint. Snoke remains the gatekeeper to this validation, though, and it is possible to disappoint him.
Finally, you get Snoke so fed up with Kylo he goes "You're a big bitch and you'll never be like Vader take that helmet off you fucking piece of shit." and finally, Kylo has literally nobody helping him. He's by himself. He goes to Rey for this validation and she starts to provide it. He decides to kill Snoke because now he has Rey and she believes in him, and he thinks if he can just get them through this and explain his point of view to her, she'll stick with him.
etc etc and so on, you guys saw the movie. I really like him.
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