J.J. Abrams Reveals His Favorite STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Character; Talks The Dark Side
J.J. Abrams, during a series of interviews, revealed his favorite character from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, who he describes as a person with a "different kind of skill set and an additional talent." He also explains why someone would want to join the Dark Side after all that's happened...
First up, is J.J. Abrams' interview with Collider! In this interview, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens director reveals the character he thinks had the best performance in the upcoming film. "I can only say that Gwendoline Christie is my favorite. She just killed it." What? The lady wearing the costume has the best performance? According to Abrams, yes, and here's why. "But it’s a lot to wear and to have a performance when you’re wearing that requires a different kind of skill set and an additional talent, and she’s got it." He then elaborates and praises both Gwendoline and her character's design. "It’s an incredible thing to work with her. I am glad that a character has been designed that is visually as stunning as that is, because she deserves it and the fans do to. When I first saw that design my mind was blown because it looked so undeniable."
Pretty cool, right? Well, next up is J.J. Abrams' interview with The Los Angeles Times, where he revealed why someone would still want to join the dark side after all those dreadful years. But before he answered that, he gave us a brief lecture about the Force. "I do think the sort of obvious answer is that the Force has a light side and a dark side. It’s not just one thing. It’s not just that the Force is good, the Force is ... it can be a very dangerous thing. It can be a very seductive thing." He then added, "I think that the story clearly requires a conflict of some sort."
Back to the initial question which was, why would someone still join the Dark side after all their evil, Abrams delivers the perfect answer to that question. "If people were rejecting the dark side somehow entirely it would be a hard thing to figure out what we would be up against. It was part of the, what felt like an authentic and true inevitability of what might of happened in the years post-[Return of the Jedi]."
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens set to hit theaters December 18, and star John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Issac, and more, sound off below with your thoughts!
Source: Collider, Latimes