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WHY THE STAR WARS
SAGA’S NEWEST BAD GUY

IS ALSO THE MOST DANGEROUS.

WORDS: BRYAN YOUNG

illains have been
so important in film

history,” Roger Ebert
“Vonce said, “you could
almost argue there wouldn’t be
movies without them. Film is the
most dynamic storytelling known
to man and it lends itself to

melodrama and conflict: good
guys versus bad guys.” And of
Star Wars specifically, he said

that, “each film is only as good
as its villain.”
It’s hard to argue with a man

held as the gold standard of film
criticism, and it’s through this lens
we’ll be taking a look at Kylo Ren
and what he adds to Star Wars:
The Force Awakens.
Through the entire classic
saga, the heroes of the Republic,
then the Rebellion, are plagued
by the phantom menace, Darth
Sidious, and his grand plan for the
Sith. Along the way he had some
of the most fearsome right hands
of doom, from Darth Maul and
Count Dooku to General Grievous
before finally settling on the worst

of them all: Darth Vader. Each of
these villains were some of the best

THE POWER OF

THE DARK SIDE:

KYLO REN

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