thanksigotitatreylo:

obire-y:

saloontime:

thanksigotitatreylo:

“Kylo Ren carried Rey bridal-style because that’s the easiest, most convenient way to carry someone.”

You have obviously never moved another human being in your life. For my line of work, I’ve practiced many different “carry” positions, to include a one-person drag – believe me, even dragging a person is hard, and you’re not even lifting them off the ground. We humans are heavy, and even someone like Rey, who I’m guessing weighs in at around only 120/130 lbs, would be difficult to carry over long distances. Considering he carried her out of the middle of the forest and back to his ship, I’d say he must have walked the length of a few football fields at least.

In addition to people being pretty solid dead weights, the bridal carry is probably the most inconvenient method of transporting another person. Kylo Ren was transporting her through a war zone through enemy fire, but could he fight? No…because he had both hands full. Other methods, like the “fireman’s carry”, make it possible to secure the unconscious person with one hand while keeping the other hand free to carry a weapon. Incidentally, this method was used at the beginning of Episode III, when Anakin was running around with Obi-Wan slung over his shoulders. Why not just have Kylo Ren carry her the same way?

If Kylo had been gearing for “easy and convenient”, he would have let her drop and then ordered his Stormtroopers to do the hard work. But he didn’t; he caught her before she fell, and went out of his way to carry her in his arms in a way that gives it a “romantic” undertone. Before anyone gets up in arms, I’m not saying that the kidnapping scene was romantic, and one seconds-long clip doesn’t make Reylo canon. But filmmakers know what they’re doing when they film these scenes. There’s a reason Kylo Ren carried her like he did, and it has nothing to do with convenience.

Agreed. You use your arms in a bridal carry and folks, arms are not nearly as strong as legs. A fireman carry, or anything on the shoulder, will be more supported through the core and leg muscles. Most muscle groups, less strain.

World record of a raw bench press is around ~650lbs, maybe near 700. Raw squats and deadlifts both total around 1,000lbs+

Why carry someone with sheer arm strength when you can do it with your legs?

Kylo missed arm-day the last time he was at the gym and he needed to make up for it. He also took the opportunity to bench press Rey before she woke up in the interrogation room.

Kylo Ren bench pressing Rey is the visual I never knew I needed.