Finn Is A Reluctant Resistance Hero In Star Wars: The Last Jedi
It sounds like Finn's going to have to adjust to being a big deal in the next Star Wars film.Star [...]
Finn Is A Big Deal (For Real)
When Star Wars: The Last Jedi begins, Finn has apparently gained a lot of fame form his heroic acts in The Force Awakens. As Boyega describes it:
Everyone in the space, throughout the galaxy, would have heard about the young Jedi who discovered her powers and defeated Kylo Ren and the young former Stormtrooper who helped save the day. He's a hero to people like Rose, who fight for the Resistance because their homes have been destroyed by the First Order.
However, even though Finn is viewed as a hero and sort of celebrity in the Resistance, the pains of war still haunt him:
prevnextHe appreciates the adoration for a second, but when he meets her [Rose], Finn is trying to escape the whole war. He's trying to leave. And she comes in and basically gives him a depiction of himself that wasn't necessarily true...It's now an opportunity for him to be the best he can be. He has to make a decision, and Rose is there to help him make that choice.
Meet Rose
Finn's new ally Rose Tico is played by actress Kelly Marie Tran (CollegeHumor Originals). Rose is described as "a gearhead, a grease monkey, a behind-the-scenes jack-of-all-trades, whose sister Paige operates as a gunner in the the Resistance."
Tran describes how Rose views Finn through a heroic lens - one that she actually envies and aspires to:
When Rose first meets Finn, that's how she views him. He is "a big deal." Poe Dameron is super cool. Finn's super cool. Even though [Rose] is good at what she does, she's not known. She's not cool. She's this nobody, this background player, which is what makes her interesting. She's not the best. She's not royalty. She's someone who is just like everyone else.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi premieres in theaters December 15th.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the second film in the new Star Wars sequel trilogy that began with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. The film will deal with Luke training Rey to become a, and possibly the last, Jedi. Meanwhile, the Resistance, including Poe Dameron and First Order defector Finn, continues to fight against the First Order, led by General Hux, while Supreme Leader Snoke and his Dark Side follower Kylo Ren continue their mysterious plot.
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