I just can't even imagine that! So much potential was lost on these movies, but damn his reaction to seeing himself in STAR WARS holding a freaking LIGHTSABER is pure gold. I love it.
When the trailer said “the dark side, a Jedi” and showed Finn as it said Jedi I SWORE the sequel was to be the story of a fallen storm trooper turned force user. Would have been the best story ever.
I love this so much!! He’s sitting there with his dad watching the trailer for the 1st time, amazied by all the sfx and not knowing what they’ll actually show. I believe he hadn’t told his dad he wields a lightsaber in the film because the reaction when he sees his son, from a working class family in London is not only in a Star Wars film but actually fights with a lightsaber...!! He’s like WHAT... WHAAAT.. WHAAAAT!!!!!!
This. I feel like they really dropped the ball on his character throughout the trilogy. His arc had so much potential and gave us a fresh perspective seeing a stormtrooper turn good, possibly through a force awakening. Instead they put him on a stupid side mission in TLJ and turned him into a third week. So much wasted potential.
@@julian3560 I have a feeling thats what jj was planning to do. He was going to set up that he's force sensitive in the second film and then he becomes a jedi along with rey in the third
It's heartbreaking to see this. They should have had Rey join Kylo Ren and Finn become the Jedi. Rey always was arrogant, prideful, and youthful. She was aggressive. Finn, however, whilst aggressive is sympathetic as a person, calm when need be, and should have been the hero of this trilogy. Squash his humor in the Force Awakens, add back those scenes where Finn was supposed to use the Skywalker's lightsaber more, and give him an actual arc, and we would have a great trilogy.
I also wished rey would join kylo (for a good reason) in the last jedi and finn team up with luke and in IX there is the big showdown between luke + finn vs Kylo + Rey. Some Knights of Ren sideplot, some character development for finn to leave the first order, killing phasma etc. Instead we just got garbage. So much hype and potential for nothing.
Sequels didnt go as i, or anyone really, hoped. But nothing is ever gonna take away from my enjoyment of watching the pride this guy felt at the achievement of a lifetime. It really is a one in a million opportunity that he got to be a part of.
The part that pisses me off the most looking at this years later is the fact that in The Force Awakens when Snoke is talking to Kylo for the first time and he says, "There has been a disturbance in the force? Have you felt it?"...everyone thought he was talking about Rey but it was actually Finn. Finn became force-sensitive during the stormtrooper massacre on that village....that's why Kylo sensed him at the end as he headed back onto the ship.
Shows you just how different something can be from on set to the final composited version that goes on the screen. When you get to see yourself in all that badassedry!
Man this brought a little tear to my eye. Life hasn't been so great in the last few years but I remember how incredibly excited I was when I first saw this trailer. I was so happy that I literally shed tears as I rewatched it five times in a row. It evoked memories of when I was younger enjoying the good Star Wars films and how amazing they are. For the first time since I could remember I was truly happy and excited for something. The prospect of seeing Star Wars with good modern CGI and without the interference of George Lucas was almost more than I could bear to get excited for. I had had a fourth date with a really cute girl that I was really into right before I went to the theater with my friends to see it and when I walked out of there, I was so incredibly disappointed with the film. I turn my phone on and received a text message from that girl saying that she didn't feel a spark and that we should be just friends. A real one two punch to the gut.
I just literally got tears watching Johns reaction to the blue saber moment. I am so, so sorry we didnt get a proper Jedi Finn Arc. that would have been so good!!!
I think ALL of us would be jumping out of our seats seeing ourselves wielding a lightsaber in a trailer you know is being viewed by MILLIONS of people!
Imagine, you are a big fan of Star Wars and you come from nothing. You know you can't be in Star Wars but you're only a fan of it. And then the trailer comes out and you're the first person in the trailer to wield the Skywalker lightsaber in front of billions of people. That's how my boy Boyega felt.
It's pretty amazing that we get to see a candid moment like this between two or more friends. Something most of us nerdy kids always dreamed of, seeing ourselves in a Star Wars movie. I know the actors had to be tight lipped, so I have to assume his friend(s) here didn't know if he was actually going to use a lightsaber or not in the film. What a way to find out.
Just came back here after seeing an interview where he shits on episode 8 and says 7 was by far his favourite one. Can’t blame him for that really, back then he still had the hype and joy we see here.
Even though I’m still pissed that Finn’s character was wasted, I don’t blame John for that and I still think this is wholesome. Honestly, if I saw myself with a lightsaber in a trailer for a new Star Wars movie, I would be hyped af too 😂
His reactions says “OH MY GOD THEY SHOWED IT IN A TRAILER YES!!!! I CAN BRAG ABOUT HOLDING A LIGHTSABER WIRHOUT PEOPLE ASSUMING I JUST GAVE AWAY HALF OF THE PLOT”
all the whining about "it's the same as a new hope" - they both use a story arc that's been around since ancient greek theatre, it's gonna feel similar. force awakens was fucking awesome, i had no doubts that the next one was gonna be great after that. then they served up that fucking diarrhea slop bucket last jedi and i didn't even bother seeing the third because of it.
Imagine being this mans dad, wow! Looked at him like that's my son on the main stage dont think proud justifies how he felt (even if he knows nuin about star wars)
And it only took 4 years to see him go from falling over his couch in pure hype for Star Wars, to swearing off having anything to do with the series ever again. Bravo Disney.
This trailer, and even watching him or anyone else watch the trailer for that matter, is infinitely better and more satisfying than all 3 of the movies combined.
Man I don’t even care if Finn became a Jedi or not, I just wish he was a cool character maybe using a lightsaber as a weapon despite not being force sensitive. That would be sick
One of my favorite videos to come back to and rewatch if I’m looking to lift my mood. It feels good to be so happy for someone, and this is the epitome.
this makes me sad. even though i'm a fan of the st and enjoyed the movies, i was so sad seeing his character become more and more unimportant as the trilogy went on. he had so much potential. finn should have been a jedi :( i really hope we'll get some kind of movie or book showing his journey of becoming a jedi, because i really loved his character and really want to know what happend to him after tros
It sucks so much to see how hyped he is here to seeing how he remembers this trilogy after the fact. Kathleen Kennedy and Disney did him and the rest of the cast and the fans so, so dirty. Man.
I feel so bad how disney robbed him from being the protagonist of the sequel trilogy, Finn had such an amazing story arc, an ex stormtropper turned jedi would have been amazing
Man til this day why did this trailer make me think he was the man character bro his story would’ve been amazing and could’ve made those movies more exciting
Like why is he the first one talking and has basically more screen time with side characters and development with them and just the whole thing with him and phasma would’ve been great too see a lil bit of what it was like for him to be one of her troops 😢
