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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 7798449" data-attributes="member: 59082">I agree with all of this, if from a less-invested place (I really like SW, but don't love it to the degree that you clearly do, so I can understand why this stuff would bother you so much).Star Wars has never really done characters well, but Han, Luke and Leia--not to mention Obi-Wan, Vader, Lando and others--were all very distinct in the original trilogy. I won't even go into the prequels, but the characters have generally felt flat in the sequels, and it seems to have less to do with the actors than it does with the scripts. For instance, Oscar Isaac is one of my favorite actors of his generation (he was born in 1979, so is late Gen X/cusp of Millenial), but Dameron Poe is like a mash-up of the least interesting elements of Luke and Han. John Boyega has also played some good roles, but Finn must be the most annoying of the main characters. Adam Driver is a brilliant comedic and physical actor but just miscast, or poorly written. Daisy Ridley is probably the best of the new protags, in terms of combination of acting and script, but she has her own problems and hasn't really distinguished her own unique flavor of heroism.But the treatment of Han and Luke is the worst. I don't mind Luke being troubled, or Han dying, but I just hate the feeling that their lives post Return of the Jedi were rather miserable. Obviously we can't know this, but that's the feeling I get from the sequels. It sort of makes that Ewok party seem rather hollow. Happily Ever After might be unrealistic, but maybe Somewhat Happily For Sometime After?</blockquote>

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