I'm kinda puzzled why Ben isn't more happy/excited to see Rey when she ships herself to him. He doesn't even smile, just has storm troopers handcuff her, then stands pointedly behind her in the elevator, not speaking, looking away with a glazed expression. My theory is that he had a feeling that something bad was about to go down with Snoke, but they just had to get through it first. It's still strange to me, since they'd just had this intimate moment. What do you think? Love your blog btw!
First of all, I don’t think smiling is the only way to show affection. The way he looks at her here:
he isn’t looking at her like he looks at anyone else, right? There is something gentle about it, if withheld. There’s often something gentle about the way he looks at her. Even when he’s trying to be expressionless.
And in the elevator, when he’s still trying to be expressionless….
he breaks the very moment she starts speaking and then says his name:
And then, I think he has a little bit of a smile in the elevator when he thinks of their little intimate hand sex holding session
And guess what, that bitch smiles when she thinks about their little metaphorical marriage, too:
He also happens to be giving her face the old, “I-have-a-major-crush-on-you” eyes-lips-look-quickly-below-the-face-and-back-up-again love triangle gaze throughout the entire scene…. and so does she.
Also, below is a sad moment, but also a moment that shows affection – a bittersweetness between them.
I think smiling is something we won’t really see a whole lot of between them until the very end… they’re way too dramatic and angsty for that. And that’s ok – love stories like this one are meant to keep us at the edge of our seats and on the verge of tears. Mostly we get these held gazes that are meaningful and full of longing, and weighted, subtextual dialogue/imagery.
Welcome to the angsty enemies-to-lovers trope!
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