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John Boyega expresses disappointment over Finn in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Thread starter BDS
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He referred to her as "not mentally strong" in a Variety interview.
It's like the only thing they could remember about Finn from TFA was 'I'm here to save Rey' and not everything that happened after that moment.
Oh wow, this is very recent. Front page of google only gave results of John defending her after she deleted her Instagram awhile back.
They haven't seen it yet. Unless this is going to become the official Boyega thread, someone should go make a thread on it.
It's on Variety now
The thing is he has been a vocal critic of people that have harassed her, and of social media harassment in general. What this looks like it a completely flubbed answer where he's not thinking at all about the example given (what happened with KMT) and is just responding in general terms to 'vocal angry minority'.
It's still a DUMB way to frame it. But his record on this has been quite clear.
John Boyega Defended 'Star Wars' Actor Kelly Marie Tran Against Online Trolls & Called Out An Important Issue
Uh I'm allowed to pick and choose what I want to defend and think about.
I think that was a very horribly worded way of saying you have to be strong online and ignore all the assholes and not let them get to you when you're a public figure
You should be disappointed in JJ for not giving you a proper character arc and instead whooping in joy as you kill your fellow brainwashed storm trooper brethren Rian did his best to give you character motivation beyond having the hots for Rey, given the circumstances of the other story arcs.
GOAT post. Good job :)
Yeah, sounds like this. Doesn't seem like he's calling her "mentally weak" but rather that you need to be strong, as you say. The whole answer is a bit rambling, so I wouldn't cancel the dude just yet.
8 days left. Will a single person survive the press tour?
Daisy is gone. Boyega is finished. JJ is on the edge. The fuck is going on
Daisy is gone. Boyega is finished. JJ is on the edge. The fuck is going on
Lol wat
Folks, take a deep breath, we still got a week before this thing is even out.
Some dumb things were said. No one is cancelled or finished.
Let's all settle down
What has JJ said lately thats put him 'on the edge'?
Doesn't even sound like he's calling her weak. This just seems like a general statement tbh. Don't see how this would stop anyone from defending him for being disappointed in Finn if they also felt the same way lol.
At this point it doesnt even matter what people actually say, there's always great thinkers who twist and turn their words. Like the people claiming JJ was pushing back against Last Jedi lately
Adam Driver can do no wrong. Partly because he's Adam Driver, partly because he has barely been doing anything during this press tour.
he's getting ready for an Oscar campaign. Dude probably doesn't even know what day it is
To be clear, Johnson did not write anything for Breaking Bad. He directed those episodes, and did a damned fine job. I think he's a fine director, great even.
Why they thought he would be a good pick to write (and with no co-writer even) is beyond me. Dude's resume was incredibly short, and it shows in the final product
Boy, it hurt being in the shadow realm while this thread popped.
I don't want to make this a race-thing, but I live in a neighborhood full of black kids who saw this trailer - this MOMENT - and couldn't stop talking about it.
I remember that positivity and excitement hearing all about his character. It was here - a major Star Wars movie starring a prominent black hero in a major leading role. While the Rey swerve was still cool, I also remember the hype for Finn after that was... quieter. A lot of the kids were saying they were hoping he'd come back in a big way in the next movie, because they were invested in him since the first trailer shot of the new trilogy.
And instead he just... was kicked to the side.
We have a new Star Wars movie in about 11 days, and nobody is talking about Finn. And why should they? He doesn't matter anymore. He's not important. He's not in a leading role. He's just... there. Along for the ride.
Another token black sidekick.
Those kids who were so eager for a major hero moved on to Black Panther, and I don't blame them.
Nothing else really needs to be said beyond this. What was done to Finn is criminal.
Everyone knows I think TLJ is FAAAAARRRRRR superior to the tired ass TFA, but the one thing that movie did right was setup it's new characters. And Finn, despite some hiccups, had great potential. Rian fucking dropped the ball HARD there. When the opening shot of Finn is a fucking gag, you basically announced that this character was going to be a carny ass nigga. Just imagine, just IMAGINE if what was done to Finn was done to Rey. No fucking body would be calling that shit just some great natural arc, there'd be screams of sexism.
I need to point no further than the difference between Finn in TFA than Finn in TLJ than the gif above. Finn knows he's outmatched by Kylo yet picks up a saber to defend his friend, putting up a valiant fight before being sliced. At no point does he joke during the encounter, there are no words. Just fear, followed by bravery. Now compare that hype moment to Finn fighting Phasma, WHAT THE FUCK WAS HE DOING YELLING CHROME DOME?! Is he Will Smith? How does that even fit his character? When did his character become a quip machine? He never did that before, why is he doing that now? Why is he mocking imperial armor he's seen and worn his whole life? The fact that, that made it in but the scene that actually played to the strengths of his character's backstory was cut is just baffling.
JJ fix Finn. Do it.
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Well in tfa you had the "Oh yea?! I'm in charge now!" part and he says something similar to chrome dome. "I'll blast that bucket off your head!"
Boy, it hurt being in the shadow realm while this thread popped.
Nothing else really needs to be said beyond this. What was done to Finn is criminal.
Everyone knows I think TLJ is FAAAAARRRRRR superior to the tried ass TFA, but the one thing that movie did right was setup it's new characters. And Finn, despite some hiccups, had great potential. Rian fucking dropped the ball HARD there. When the opening shot of Finn is a fucking gag, you basically announced that this character was going to be a carny ass nigga. Just image, just IMAGINE if what was done to Finn was done to Rey. No fucking body would be calling that shit just some great natural arc, there'd be screams of sexism.
I need to point no further than the difference between Finn in TFA than Finn in TLJ that the gif above. Finn knows he's outmatched by Kylo yet picks up a saber to defend his friend, putting up a valiant fight before being sliced. At no point does he joke during the encounter, there are no words. Just fear, followed by bravery. Now compare that hype moment to Finn fighting Phasma, WHAT THE FUCK WAS HE DOING YELLING CHROME DOME?! Is he Will Smith? How does that even fit his character? When did his character become a quip machine? He never did that before, why is he doing that now? Why is he mocking imperial armor he's seen and worn his whole life? The fact that, that made it in but the seen that actually played to the strengths of his character's backstory was cut is just baffling.
JJ fix Finn. Do it.
I was actually thinking that it was kind of cool that Finn was someone who got to wield a light saber a few times during TFA despite not being a Jedi. I'm thinking, why not continue on with that? The First Order has developed laser weapons that are bascally lightsabers without being actual lightsabers, like with the red guards and even stormtroopers have electrified weaponry. And Finn has the same training storm troopers have and he fights Phasma with that electrified tonfa thing.
Boy, it hurt being in the shadow realm while this thread popped.
Nothing else really needs to be said beyond this. What was done to Finn is criminal.
Everyone knows I think TLJ is FAAAAARRRRRR superior to the tried ass TFA, but the one thing that movie did right was setup it's new characters. And Finn, despite some hiccups, had great potential. Rian fucking dropped the ball HARD there. When the opening shot of Finn is a fucking gag, you basically announced that this character was going to be a carny ass nigga. Just image, just IMAGINE if what was done to Finn was done to Rey. No fucking body would be calling that shit just some great natural arc, there'd be screams of sexism.
I need to point no further than the difference between Finn in TFA than Finn in TLJ that the gif above. Finn knows he's outmatched by Kylo yet picks up a saber to defend his friend, putting up a valiant fight before being sliced. At no point does he joke during the encounter, there are no words. Just fear, followed by bravery. Now compare that hype moment to Finn fighting Phasma, WHAT THE FUCK WAS HE DOING YELLING CHROME DOME?! Is he Will Smith? How does that even fit his character? When did his character become a quip machine? He never did that before, why is he doing that now? Why is he mocking imperial armor he's seen and worn his whole life? The fact that, that made it in but the seen that actually played to the strengths of his character's backstory was cut is just baffling.
JJ fix Finn. Do it.
I don't know how to work this into a thematic thing, it feels almost like it'd be a gimmick but idk, I feel there is something uniquely cool about a guy who picks up a lightsaber that isn't a force user. He's just a regular guy, using the lightsaber in regular ways, and they could make that his fighting style. Making him succeed in his own unique way this way would also be a cool new thing for the franchise, and it would atleast partially fulfill the promise made by TFA's marketing. He wouldn't be a Jedi, but he'd occupy the Batman-type position of being a non-powered superhero that keeps up with the other space wizards.
Yes yes yes.
Boy, it hurt being in the shadow realm while this thread popped.
Nothing else really needs to be said beyond this. What was done to Finn is criminal.
Everyone knows I think TLJ is FAAAAARRRRRR superior to the tried ass TFA, but the one thing that movie did right was setup it's new characters. And Finn, despite some hiccups, had great potential. Rian fucking dropped the ball HARD there. When the opening shot of Finn is a fucking gag, you basically announced that this character was going to be a carny ass nigga. Just image, just IMAGINE if what was done to Finn was done to Rey. No fucking body would be calling that shit just some great natural arc, there'd be screams of sexism.
I need to point no further than the difference between Finn in TFA than Finn in TLJ that the gif above. Finn knows he's outmatched by Kylo yet picks up a saber to defend his friend, putting up a valiant fight before being sliced. At no point does he joke during the encounter, there are no words. Just fear, followed by bravery. Now compare that hype moment to Finn fighting Phasma, WHAT THE FUCK WAS HE DOING YELLING CHROME DOME?! Is he Will Smith? How does that even fit his character? When did his character become a quip machine? He never did that before, why is he doing that now? Why is he mocking imperial armor he's seen and worn his whole life? The fact that, that made it in but the seen that actually played to the strengths of his character's backstory was cut is just baffling.
JJ fix Finn. Do it.
the fact Finn was a janitor and dropping his child solider background is when I went "you got to be Finning me..."
Oh, you know same ol', same ol'. A little of this, and a little of that.
Don't do no more of "this or that" for the next two weeks, minimum.
I need you around in case we all come out of TROS and Finn still ain't shit...cause i will be yappin'.
I'll be a good boy, I promise.
JJ will be graded solely on whether he does Finn right. I know TROS will not break from his traditional mold, so it's the only thing I can hope he can accomplish.
I may have gone too far in a few places.
Did you see his amazing pants in one of those recent cast photos? I have faith.