Honestly, I think people seriously misinterpret Kylo Renās role as a villain, and not in aĀ āheās so misunderstoodā Draco in leather pants kind of way.
Heās fascinating because heās one of the few fictional villains that has some stuff in common with some of the real men who do dangerous and deadly thingsā heās posturing, he feels persecuted, heās explosive and uncontrolled, when he tries to look like a cool villain and give off that glib/ābadassā vibe, it feels forced and awkward, itās easy to laugh at him, but then he does something incredibly evil and reminds you that pathetic wannabes can be really scary dudes, too. He reminds me of school shooters, domestic abusers, extremely vitriolic alt-right internet trolls.
He doesnāt represent some grand vision or evil master plan like Voldemort. Itās all about outwardly channeling his inner turmoil and rage into self-aggrandizement, getting control over other people because he canāt control himself. He has thoughts, feelings, weaknesses, and at least a little bit of good in him. That doesnāt make him a misunderstood hero. The fact that heās human and three dimensional and has people who care about him is part of what makes him more like the real evil that walks among us every day in the world.Ā
People are always saying, āKylo Ren is such a pathetic villain, heās a whiny emo trying to dress up like a cool bad guy,ā but that is lampshaded IN-universe, that people think thatās lame, too, even Snoke. People keep thinking that Kylo was supposed to be a cool villain like Darth Vader and that the movies failed miserably in portraying him as one, but I donāt see how.