Understanding is entirely not a requirement for love. (A conceit where it was I am pretty sure I could not make work in fiction if I had a thousand years, alas.)
I'm glad that was useful!
There's a whole other "Poe Dameron, mutinous glory-stricken cabbage/Vice Admiral Holdo, dutiful understanding of right action disdaining glory" thread to it, too, and the (much more sympathetic) thread of Finn and Rose who are too naive and ignorant to have the least idea of how you determine right action (outside of the narrow contexts in which they have training) -- but there's a unicorn riot, so we know their hearts are well-placed -- so all their (very real) heroism is futile because inappropriately directed.
I will admit to wanting Ewan McGregor to show up as Obi-Wan's force ghost to train Finn, and for Finn to wind up with the lightsaber found in Leia's effects, just so Finn can beat Kylo with his momma's lightsaber. (I mean, the planned focus on Leia for the next movie obviously isn't going to happen, so I find myself picturing a heap of robes and a "Luke gave me an idea" note and sticky notes on a whole bunch of things, and no one wants to even think about arguing with the sticky-notes, so Finn gets the lightsaber.)
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I'm glad that was useful!
There's a whole other "Poe Dameron, mutinous glory-stricken cabbage/Vice Admiral Holdo, dutiful understanding of right action disdaining glory" thread to it, too, and the (much more sympathetic) thread of Finn and Rose who are too naive and ignorant to have the least idea of how you determine right action (outside of the narrow contexts in which they have training) -- but there's a unicorn riot, so we know their hearts are well-placed -- so all their (very real) heroism is futile because inappropriately directed.
I will admit to wanting Ewan McGregor to show up as Obi-Wan's force ghost to train Finn, and for Finn to wind up with the lightsaber found in Leia's effects, just so Finn can beat Kylo with his momma's lightsaber. (I mean, the planned focus on Leia for the next movie obviously isn't going to happen, so I find myself picturing a heap of robes and a "Luke gave me an idea" note and sticky notes on a whole bunch of things, and no one wants to even think about arguing with the sticky-notes, so Finn gets the lightsaber.)