God bless John Boyega for living the dream ໒( ♥ ◡ ♥ )७
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“What makes me love Finn so much,” he says, “is for years and years, the definition of a hero has been such BS.” Not only was the valiant protagonist a handsome, able-bodied, white male—a type that is gradually receding in mainstream culture, as “The Force Awakens” proves—he always exuded an unwavering sure-footedness, both unrealistic and unexciting to Boyega.
“It’s a bit of a narrow kind of definition, and for me it was a conscious choice to keep Finn as normal as possible,” he says. “He doesn’t consider himself a hero, which is something I quite like. Have you seen the way Superman flies around? That man knows he’s a freaking superhero! Chill, man.” – John Boyega for Backstage
Do you understand, being raised in a culture of indoctrination and sameness and toxicity, how much fucking courage it takes to say that?
How much courage it takes to show weakness when you are raised to despise it.
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This is why Finn is an absolute gold-plated take-it-to-the-bank hero.
Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. – Ironically, this quote is attributed to all-American beau-ideal-of-the-macho-manly-man John Wayne!
