see, i think these are the things i like about him. He has a lot of issues, which is great, it makes him realistic, in the first movie, he's such a baby, totally immature...then he overdoes the maturing thing, by being too serious, showing that he still hasn't really gotten life down yet. It's totally a learning process with him, i really like that. Seems like he had trouble finding himself, i like that his character isn't the standard "perfect hero" that so many stories are used to
I think you've hit the nail right on the head with this one.