re: Star Wars: TFA -Official Discussion Thread - Spoilers

i don't think i came in until very late, comparatively

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although I fully expected we would see him.

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i mean should we rename this thread to "Star Wars: TFA - Official Praise Thread" ?

should i just lie about how much i enjoyed the movie?

what do you prefer?

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He's the worst charter in the franchise save Jar Jar. Just pure laziness. It's actually upsetting because he could be so much more but instead we get this guy with no depth or purpose who apparently will play an important role in the trilogy.

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Finn was a red herring for Rey being the true protagonist. And I really don't see why it's so unbelievable that a single Stormtrooper abandoned his post after having to massacre an innocent village. It definitely makes up for one of the biggest frick ups in the prequels by making the Stormtroopers clones. I liked Finn's character and have no issue with any of his actions in the movie. He's certainly not worse than Qui Gon or adult Anakin.

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Hopefully we don't get another film of the master explaining the force to his protégé

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why? that's the main conflict of this entire universe and we have a new generation to display that conflict

the development of kylo and reyson bourne within the context of the force will be the central conflict of this trilogy i'd imagine

A day after seeing the movie, there's a lot to digest overall. I grew up seeing the original trilogy in the theaters, and my son is a college kid who grew up with all the extra stuff (games, etc), so we have different perspectives.

One thing we agreed on was the fate of Han Solo.

I thought he deserved a more heroic death, one of his own choice (I thought when he decided Chewie goes up and he goes down to plant the bombs, that he was going to have to stay behind and detonate them himself, sort of like Bruce Willis in Armageddon). He could be cornered and the ginger general could be gloating, Han could decide how he was going out, we could have a quick flash to Leia Force-feeling what he was about to do, and then a little smile and "see you in hell" - BOOM.

My son was angered and insulted that his great hero was killed by his previously unknown, emo son and tossed overboard like a piece of garbage; and I think he was also just pissed that Solo died at all.

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And I really don't see why it's so unbelievable that a single Stormtrooper abandoned his post after having to massacre an innocent village

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Because it's never happened before, and inexplicably the only black stormtrooper in the entire galaxy is the one that did it?

Oh, totally plausible, even in this universe.

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It's like they can't acknowledge the blatantly obvious diversity moves.

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I acknowledge them and I don't care. Movies are about making money. Star Wars goes for mass appeal. It doesn't ruin my day that a character is black or female or Asian like it does for some.

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I thought he deserved a more heroic death, one of his own choice

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Which IMO is what made his death more gut wrenching.

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I am a grown arse man that can do whatever the frick I want with my time and money.

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apparently "taking a joke" didn't make the list

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And I really don't see why it's so unbelievable that a single Stormtrooper abandoned his post after having to massacre an innocent village

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Finn's conversion is actually a bit more involved - it occurs specifically after he witnesses his friend's death.

The most interesting aspect? It was the shot from Poe's blaster that killed Finn's friend, which ultimately served as the impetus for Finn's "awakening".