Tag: star wars spoilers

sithrightsactivist:

like idk when the last time I felt this excited about characters was, if I’m being honest

i respond pretty strongly to characters, ok? i always have and i’m pretty confident that i always will, but idk when I actually felt as strongly as I do about the characters in episode vii.

Rey is so small and so determined and so brave. and she doesn’t want to give up her home because even if it’s awful and it’s hard and it’s unfair, it’s *hers*, and someone might be coming back for her and she needs to be there. she has so much hope and so much enthusiasm and excitement and aaaaaaaaaaa i love her so much

and finn, god. he was taken from his home and his family and they tried to turn him into a weapon but he *refused*. he saw what it meant to be a stormtrooper, to be a part of the First Order, and his gentle heart screamed no, and he ran. he didn’t run because he was afraid, he ran because he was *terrified*, terrified of who he’d be the moment violence seemed as natural to him as breathing. and he’s so kind and he’s so considerate and he’s so /good/, and when he wants to run again he doesn’t because he has friends and his good heart won’t let him.

poe is just… I can’t remember a time where a male character was allowed to be that warm and that open and that genuinely excited and overjoyed. he feels like the antithesis of every big strong soldier character we’ve ever had. he’s sweet and he’s trusting and he’s gentle and he’s brave. he’s not a braggart or a super macho kind of guy; he’s tender and he cares about people and he’s fighting for more than himself every time he gets into his x-wing.

GOD I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH

januariat:

guys someone talk to me about poe dameron – best pilot in the resistance, top dog, guns-blazing male protagonist – and how he was so kind. how he took an ex storm trooper at face value and with unconditional, immediate trust and even a fierce kind of joy- yeah, you go buddy! fight the darkness. i’m here to help you. i’m here to work with you. i’m not here to take control– we won’t get out of this unless we work together. 

how he didn’t treat him with suspicion or macho posturing despite the fact that he’s a top tier pilot and has probably been at war with people like FN 2187 for years. how the first thing he does once they’re out of immediate danger is give him a name, treating him like a person worthy of respect and not like another faceless white mask. how he is patient with a panicking Finn even under the incredible stress of a life or death situation, ensuring he knows what to do and being endlessly positive and encouraging instead of berating him when he falls short.

how he gets out of his jet at the end of the big firefight and sees BB8 and his whole face just lights up. how he unselfconsciously runs to BB8 like a kid, automatically lowering himself to BB8′s level. 

how he doesn’t need to be the spotlight, the center of attention. when they gather around the hologram to strategize, star pilot and battle veteran poe dameron shuts up and listens. 

how he never has a Trek-reboot Jim Kirk-style playboy sequence, no endless string of girls. not even a hint, and you know they could have stuck it in there if they wanted to. how we never see him treat another being, human or otherwise, with anything less than respect, optimism and good nature. i’m just. i mean. do you realize how significant this is?

you guys, if poe dameron is the future of male protagonists in big action movies, sign me the fuck up.