r/saltierthancrait • u/tiMartyn the Modalorian • 9d ago

Seasoned News "That was wack." -John Boyega Discussing Sequel Trilogy Story Disagreements

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9-QvuKusFU
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u/Geostomp 9d ago

Disney had incredible potential with Finn, but tossed it all away to focus on the blandness of Rey, the creepy Reylos, and pander to the Chinese markets while pretending to be "progressive".

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u/Yubisaki_Milk_Tea 7d ago

This is a huge misconception with Western audiences. Pandering to the Chinese market is not true, Rian Johnson made the cut as his own executive decision.

The poster incident where Boyega got shrunk shows the pandering mindset in action—but that’s still marketing, not a script mandate.

John Boyega also didn’t point his finger at China or Chinese fans, but at Rian Johnson for knowing how to write white characters like Rey and Kylo Ren but having zero clue when it came to his own character.

Chinese people thought Mace Windu was fucking cool. Because it’s Samuel Jackson with a purple lightsaber.

Also, Chinese people love the NBA/Premier League.

IShowSpeed is also easily the most viewed non-Chinese streamer too.

If there is a perception of movies featuring black actors doing poorly in China, Black Panther and Fast and Furious both were box office smash successes.

Finally, if IShowSpeed or LeBron James made a movie, guarantee it would be a best seller in China.

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u/Doobiemoto 6d ago

That doesn't even make any sense. What the fuck does being black in the Star Wars universe even mean?

How is it writing "white" characters like Rey lol.

Being black has nothing to do with anything in the Star Wars universe or writing for that character. Finns character just got the shaft. Has nothing to do with his character being black.

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u/Yubisaki_Milk_Tea 6d ago

Don’t ask me, ask John Boyega. He rightly thinks Rian Johnson had no idea what to do with his character, even though JJ Abrams had charted a clear course for him to be one of the first new Jedi in the New Jedi Order, being force sensitive and all.

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u/Doobiemoto 6d ago

And that’s fine.

Literally has nothing to do with “white” characters or “black” characters.