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I love Finn so much, and I love how thoughtfully and how beautifully John Boyega inhabits the role– He’s spoken in interviews about how he sees Finn as a much needed departure from overly assured, macho, hypermasculine heroes, and it’s SO visible in the movie– Finn is so vulnerable, so flawed, so human-   I love how he wears his emotions on his sleeve:   “Keep calm, keep calm…” “I am calm!” “I was talking to myself…” How both he and Rey look overwhelmed and terrified at the prospect of flying a ship- How he runs to save (what he thinks is) a poor girl being attacked and outnumbered by thieves  (let’s remember that Finn is unarmed and outnumbered too!!)   BUT then he turns right around and runs for his life when she runs after him with a weapon::: He’s BRAVE, but it’s bravery that’s tangible, not the Movie Hero’s insensate lack of fear. Finn is so funny, but he doesn’t have the zingy one-liners of a guy who has it all figured out-  Mostly he’s making witty observations or stating an ironic truth, or bantering with Rey or Han- He and Rey both feel so young and they relate like people– Finn may be attracted to her, but aside from wanting to impress her he never gives any indication- he doesn’t hit on her or make innuendos or act like a man is generally supposed to act in movies to prove he’s a DUDE- Finn just reacts with joy and excitement that he’s found such an awesome, badass friend— just look at the way he and Rey rush to compliment and gush over EACH OTHER after flying the Millenium Falcon for the first time.  He’s so not cool!! He should probably be shrugging and squaring his shoulders like “Oh yeah, that’s me: hero of the resistance, glad you could keep up…” if he wants to keep up the charade that he’s part of the Resistance, but he’s THRILLED and he forgets his Cool Guy persona and wants to gush and nerd out like a little kid, and tell Rey how cool she is, and say “No no, I only hit the target cuz you set me up for it!!” I’ve totally lost my train of thought, but yeah Finn is a wonderful character and I love him a lot