ST In this thread we discuss how terrible of a casting decision Domnhall Gleeson was

The Empire basically set up the equivalent of Ender's Game's Battleschool. All of the troopers and many of the leaders are 30 or under and were likely born in test tubes in a massive breeding program following the fall of the Empire and trained for specific tasks immediately. Since Hux' father was a General he, too, was groomed for leadership.

Don't forget that Josef Mengele himself was massively influential within Hitler's Nazis before he even turned 30.

 

I thought the age was great for the FO - all children of officers or admirals of the empire

 

I thought Gleeson was fine in the role but, at the same time, I don't know why they used the Starkiller to destroy that planet when he did a fine job of chewing the scenery when delivering that speech prior to the ignition of the weapon. Imagine the energy they could have saved by instead unleashing the Gleeson-Gob.

 

A poor man's Tarkin. I could not take him seriously.

 

I think Gleeson was a perfect casting choice, I also loved how over the top he was.

 

I thought he was great and I loved how he and Kylo clearly resent each other deeply. It's nothing like the relationship between Vader and Tarkin. The exchanges between the two of them were some of the strongest parts of the movie. I am really looking forward to seeing their interaction in the future.

 

Yes, thank you. You said it.

 

Because he's not….the leader? Really. He's like Tarkin. Did Tarkin lead the Empire?

I liked Hux. Thought his speech was full of all the over the top exhuberation one would expect for someone who has waited a long time to exact revenge. These folks are true believers. They drank the kool aid.

 

He wasn't nearly as old as Tarkin. Tarkin wasn't "Tarkin" as a young man, he got that way with age and experience. Hux is already well on his way to having a commanding presence like Tarkin did, but it's unlikely we'll see him with the same amount of life experience, even if he's around through episode 9.

 

The completely unhinged look in his eyes at the end of his speech and while watching the weapon fire was great. I liked his performance, though other scenes of his weren't quite as good.

 

Yes, in the sense of "leading the charge into battle" he was unquestionably the military (edit) leader hence the whole speechy thing. But I'm not going to derail this fruitful discussion into a semantical one.

 

No. Tarkin didn't lead any charge. He was the lead bureaucrat. Vader led the charge as did Kylo.

So you're wrong.

 

Meh, semantical.

 

I didn't have a problem with the character at all. In fact, I liked the fact that he kinda looked out of his depth in The First Order..

 

Reality. Watch ANH again. Vader goes into battle. Tarkin does not. Watch TFA again. Kylo goes into battle. Hux does not.

 

I didn't think it was terrible.

 

OMG, I clearly have no interest in whatever semantical point you're trying to make. Troll elsewhere.

 

And I really have no interest in whatever point you're trying to make with this redundant and baiting thread.

 

Gleeson was really good, but wasn't given much to work with. All of the secondary villains (Snoke, Phasma, Hux) were forgettable and thinly written.

 

A few reasons:

1. Most of the Empire's officers even the young ones are either dead or switch sides.
2. Young people are easier to mold therefore Snoke is going to get less brush back from a younger general.
3. The Empire failed miserably. Why pick someone from that era to run it?

 

I actually thought Hux was a great villain and Gleeson played the part well. He was probably one of my favourite characters in the film to be honest. I agree that there seems to be a large emphasis on young characters (and I say this as a 24 year old!). However, I think Hux's age seems to fit with the First Order - ie they're effectively young people trying to recreate the Empire. In Heir to the Empire it's noted that officers are getting younger as they're having to replace them with conscripts and volunteers. I suppose the same is true of the First Order, they're having to get people on board any way they can.