There are villains that audiences simply love to hate, and yet there are villains that people cannot help but sympathize with. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" star Adam Driver, who plays the villainous Kylo Ren in the franchise believes that his character will fall into the latter category.
During an interview with Cinema Blend, Driver said that audiences will not get the story from Kylo Ren's point of view. However, they will still understand his mindset nonetheless - even though he is a villain, he simply does not see himself that way because he believes his plans are right. According to Driver, Kylo Ren has a misconstrued sense of right and wrong, and that is how he approached his character portrayal.
"Well, I don't know. I certainly didn't think of him that way (a villain) in playing him, that he is doing anything villainous. It's more if he thinks what he is doing is right, and being justified by it. And then trying to tell the story of why - making it a person as much as possible," he explained.
Audiences might sympathize with his character because of his determination to carry out the things he believes is right, but Driver acknowledges the danger in twisted thinking.
"I think that when people feel they're morally justified, to me it feels more dangerous," he said.
Meanwhile, director J.J. Abrams revealed during an interview with Slash Film that he was keen on sharing the emotional slant of the seventh installment more than highlighting its technical aspect.
"I'm not someone who quite understands the science of the Force. To me, Star Wars was never about science fiction - it was a spiritual story," he shared. "And it was more of a fairytale in that regard. For me when I heard Obi-Wan say that the Force surrounds us and binds us all together, there was no judgement about who you were. This was something that we could all access. Being strong with the Force didn't mean something scientific, it meant something spiritual. It meant someone who could believe, someone who could reach down to the depths of your feelings and follow this primal energy that was flowing through all of us. I mean, thats what was said in that first film!"
Abrams is a huge "Star Wars" fan growing up, and it was a huge privilege for him to be able to continue its story.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will be released on December 18, 2015.
