Current Events > Finn(Star Wars) was the biggest Bait and Switch in the past few years of cinema.

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cjsdowg
07/12/18 10:55:22 PM
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People joke that I always complain about Finn. However I think the reason that I hate the character so much is two fold . The first one is that how he was promoted. They had brother looking like this.

https://imgur.com/69W88I2

He was looking pretty Bad Ass, he was the first person we saw in the trailer. And even on the posters he is holding the lightsaber. (Besides in China). However when the movie came around he wasn't this hero he was this bumbling guy who lost every fight with someone who had a name. He even got beat by the random guy who called him trader.

People said give it time, he will be better next time. TLJ he starts out the movie by hitting his head and falling down. Then he walks around in a bubble naked. After that he is beat up by Rose. I literally walked out of the movie at this point. Then I went back after thinking about how much money I spent. After that he spends his time being talked down to , messing up, not doing jack shit , and being a coward. (What he over came in the TFA). Than when he was having his big hero moment Rose Stops him.

However beyond the bait and switch aspects of it. What irks me are the people who suggest the movie is progressive and the people who don't like it are racist. Are there bigots who would hate Finn no matter what yes. But for the most part racist people like that he such a horrible character. Someone else said this so I can't take credit for it.. but this dude is Kingfish from Amos and Andy.
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Bacon_Pancakes
07/12/18 11:00:59 PM
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He's actually one of my all time favorite star wars characters...

Really fucking bummed they didn't use him to his full potential. I mean, shit...He has all the marks of a great underdog story. I feel like if he was the main protagonist the newest movies would have a better sense of struggle...It's just not present at all with how they're doing it. Everything is too fucking convenient with how they're making the movies and the tension is completely fucked. They try make something really tense, and then knock it down completely to zero. I don't get it...Deus Ex Machina up the wazoo, too.

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BruceWayneJr
07/12/18 11:02:12 PM
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The fucking janitor...

Lord have mercy.
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ThePrinceFish
07/12/18 11:03:15 PM
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He was the best character in TFA. A blank slate that you looked forward to seeing built up.

And then TLJ rolls around and covers everything in shit.
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Damn_Underscore
07/12/18 11:04:02 PM
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Rose is the face of the Star Wars sequel trilogy

think about that
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Hulkasaurusrex
07/12/18 11:07:30 PM
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They could have made him bad ass he weilded a lightsaber in tfa poe coulda been a sick starfighter pilot rey coulda been an essential character but naw lets shit on it.
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iPhone_7
07/12/18 11:10:48 PM
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I remember when you said he may as well have been played by Kevin Hart. I thought you were being ridiculous until I rewatched and focused on his Force Awakens scenes.

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dmaster342
07/12/18 11:12:06 PM
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He was by far my favorite new character from TFA. Such a shame what they did to him in TLJ; I was really disappointed by his whole storyline.
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HylianFox
07/12/18 11:12:25 PM
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The Finn/Poe romance was squandered in TLJ

But yeah, he's pretty much the "cowardly black character" stereotype.

Heck, that's the main reason why he left the FO, he didn't like getting shot at.
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ChiefSosa
07/12/18 11:13:28 PM
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agreed, hes so wasted. I liked him at the beginning too. Had a lot of potential.
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Hulkasaurusrex
07/12/18 11:15:18 PM
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I seriously thought he was a jedi and there was a story there. Rian fed the series into oblivion.
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dave_is_slick
07/12/18 11:21:50 PM
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Hulkasaurusrex posted...
I seriously thought he was a jedi and there was a story there.

This. Like, there were no obvious hints but it was a hugely common theory.
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AvantgardeAClue
07/12/18 11:22:39 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
He was the best character in TFA. A blank slate that you looked forward to seeing built up.

And then TLJ rolls around and covers everything in shit.


QFT

Shit like this is why TLJ sucked. Not because of SJW or any easy defensive targets
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ChiefSosa
07/12/18 11:25:22 PM
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dave_is_slick posted...
Like, there were no obvious hints

dude was holding a fucking lightsaber in promo material
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NeonOctopus
07/12/18 11:26:34 PM
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cjsdowg posted...
I literally walked out of the movie at this point. Then I went back after thinking about how much money I spent

lol
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ChiefSosa
07/12/18 11:28:10 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
cjsdowg posted...
I literally walked out of the movie at this point. Then I went back after thinking about how much money I spent

lol

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TheoryzC
07/12/18 11:29:43 PM
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Saddens me greatly
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cjsdowg
07/14/18 6:25:12 PM
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Oh I can't believe I forgot this in my first post. You know a character is bad when the progressive women fans of star wars . Pick an abusive, mass murderer to hook the female lead up with, over the male lead.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
07/14/18 6:26:28 PM
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He looked bad ass coming in and then they turned him into a cowardly joke and gave him cringey dialogoue.
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07/14/18 6:28:19 PM
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Droid please!
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RamboCell29
07/14/18 6:29:19 PM
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I thought he'd be force sensitive and have a cool story. Or at least end up with a romance angle with Rey.

Nope, becomes a cowardly black secondary character with a love interest who may be the most useless diversity addition to Star Wars.
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Kitt
07/14/18 6:30:04 PM
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I like Finn.
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cjsdowg
07/14/18 6:34:47 PM
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Kitt posted...
I like Finn.


My I ask how/why?
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Blue_Inigo
07/14/18 6:40:10 PM
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I 100% agree TC. Finn should have done much much more
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MonkeyBones23
07/14/18 6:42:35 PM
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Yeah, he is a pretty bad character who somehow got paired with an even worse character.
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MrDrMan
07/14/18 6:43:43 PM
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They definitely dropped the ball on Finns role.

Maybe its not too late.
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Deadpool_18
07/14/18 6:52:28 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Rose is the face of the Star Wars sequel trilogy

think about that


Havent seen the new movie, so Im not sure.
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au_gold
07/14/18 7:01:07 PM
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I liked him in TFA but yeah, hes one of the many things TLJ irreparably fucked up.
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ThanksUglyGod
07/14/18 7:06:49 PM
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He went from being a cowardly sanitation worker to being one of the Resistance's staunchest, most reliable fighters. What's not to like?
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C_Pain
07/14/18 7:07:54 PM
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Why cant a character be pathetic
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darkphoenix181
07/14/18 7:09:53 PM
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agreed

his role in TLJ was pretty bad

they could have done more with him

and it would been cool if he had a lightsaber and was able to use it even without the force

missed opportunity there

I mean, couldn't Boba Fett use a saber without force sensitivity?
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dave_is_slick
07/14/18 7:10:00 PM
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ThanksUglyGod posted...
to being one of the Resistance's staunchest, most reliable fighters. What's not to like?

...what alternate universe are you from?
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SSJ2GrimReaper
07/14/18 7:13:57 PM
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To be fair, TLJ did all the characters dirty except maybe Kylo Ren, you can tell Rian Johnson had a hard-on for Kylo in TLJ.
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darkphoenix181
07/14/18 7:16:00 PM
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SSJ2GrimReaper posted...
To be fair, TLJ did all the characters dirty except maybe Kylo Ren, you can tell Rian Johnson had a hard-on for Kylo in TLJ.


fair point

even Luke and Yoda

like how do you mess those two up? wow
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Blue_Inigo
07/14/18 7:16:44 PM
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darkphoenix181 posted...
SSJ2GrimReaper posted...
To be fair, TLJ did all the characters dirty except maybe Kylo Ren, you can tell Rian Johnson had a hard-on for Kylo in TLJ.


fair point

even Luke and Yoda

like how do you mess those two up? wow

Yoda was great. You trippin
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Lorenzo_2003
07/14/18 7:17:08 PM
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I still like Finn. He is more interesting and relatable than any of the other new trilogy characters. Its Ok that he is cowardly. C-3P0 was cowardly and so was Han Solo at times, yet they are fan favorites. You just have to be useful at key times or grow out of it eventually... or be charming, which helps a lot even in real life. Finn is brave when the Rebellion needs him to be. I do think he was mostly wasted in The Last Jedi, but hopefully he wont be just a distraction again when the third movie is revealed.
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cjsdowg
07/14/18 7:17:12 PM
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ThanksUglyGod posted...
He went from being a cowardly sanitation worker to being one of the Resistance's staunchest, most reliable fighters. What's not to like?


There is a ton of stuff . But I will just stick with TLJ.
The turn he had, was made in the middle of TFA. He was running then he saw the system get blown up and went back. From there he stormed Star Killer Base, and went Mono e Mono with Kylo. Well Sword e Sword.

Anywho in the TLJ he goes back to being that coward he was before. Then to make things worse he doesn't understand the world around him. Rose as to teach him about oppression and Arms dealers. He is trooper he should know about Arms dealers . Then he is not even the person who connects with the slave children. It is Rose. Think about this. This person who was taken as a child, is not the one who connects with the slave children. He was beat, tased , and belittled all as jokes. When he gets out of his coma he does slapstick and pratfalls. When Kylo is being fixed up it treated as a big deal.
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SSJ2GrimReaper
07/14/18 7:19:13 PM
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I remember them hyping the fuck outta that fight with Phasma in TLJ commercials/trailers only for the fight to be like a minute or two long
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HylianFox
07/14/18 11:42:13 PM
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Really, the only way Finn would be more offensive is if he started screaming HELP ME BAWS! AH'SA BEIN' AFRAID O' DE DAHK!!
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