How to make Finn Force Sensitive?

If he is then hey will set the stage for it in VIII...maybe make it as if Finn thinks that something is wrong with him and tries to reject it thinking its a curse and whatnot but Rey and/or Luke and or Kylo Ren teaches him to embrace it by the beginning of IX z

 

You do know there's more than 2 choices to this right?
All you did was present your side of the argument and a nonsensical argument and ask which ones better.

 

I voted the backstory option, force powers cannot be gained, i was worried experimental means would be called upon like he was a lab rat being tested I don't want that for Finn, if the force was with him we would have seen it in TFA, Rey would have sensed it.

 

rey couldn't even sense her own powers and Ren didn't know rey had any till she blocked his probe. just cause they didn't sense it doesn't mean they arent there

 

The force wasn't awoken in rey when she was born. She had to feel it in herself. It was a feeling, an occurrence that was more inside than out.
That's not what they meant.
The force was always around. It flows through all life. Some just can't feel it. Not until they believe in themselves and not until they believe in the force.


Your options make it seem like there needs to be some explanation about finn as a child, otherwise he's just getting the force.

Your options rely on the fact that rey will have her back story told, one that'll show that she was always meant for greatness.

They don't have to do that with finn...hell. they didn't have to do that with rey. We can see Finn's beginning of his journey to embracing the force just by watching the force awakens. That is his backstory.

He's a grunt. Raised from birth to be another cog in the machine. Until one day he just feels that everything about him isn't right. His place in the galaxy isn't where he's currently at, then the story begins.

It wouldn't be out of nowhere, cause they already developed the character, AND he'd go through even more development in the second film

Your options imply that he's going to wake up from a coma shooting lightning.

Your options imply that luke is inferior to rey because he had to train.

Would it seriously make Finn any less of a Jedi if he actually had to use that shooting drone to practice blocking stuff? Would it make him less of a Jedi if he had to run around with Maz (new yoda) carrying her on his back and what not until finally he gets it?

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Think about it as a career choice

It really helps to be born into the acting world. But every now and again, someone comes along who can learn how to act...without his parents being will smith or Martin sheen.

Finn is the Kris kristofferson, just a regular Joe who made a career choice....and before ya know it he was killin it as whistler in Blade, and history was never the same.

 

Finn doesn't look FS at all in the movie. But I expect Rey to become as much as powerful to make people be FS if she wants to.

But not yet.

 

I miss a third and a fourth option.
We already have new characters who can use the force. (Kylo Ren and Rey)
Then we have Luke Skywalker, possible Snoke and Benicio Del Toro's character on the horizon. (and Leia as force sensitive)
Finn using the force feels shoe-horned in my opinion.
Giving everyone force powers, makes it ordinary and not special.
PT - lightsabers were used too much, in the ST - excessive force abuse?
It looks that the OT got it right, thanks to the limitations back then.

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This is very similar to Rey's experience in TFA.

Edit: I disagree with the disagree.
What do you want? this - let the whole cast use the force?
This is one of the reasons that I'am glad that not a fanboy is in control.
Pity, because I guess some of us could come up with a better story as the one from TFA, no doubt.

 

POLL ONLY PLEASE

Discuss in FINN thread

 

Vote in garbage poll only please. Discuss garbage options in another location.
Aye aye

 

I would like to vote, but I miss some options.

 

I hope your right.

Agreed that's worth looking into.

 

yeah, sorry: you needed other options.

i couldn't vote on this because i think neither are very dramatically interesting choices given what he know of the character so far..

 

well maybe include a choice for "let Finn embrace the tenets of the Force and learn it that way". he doesn't need some genetic excuse for FS. while i don't exactly see him going full-shane monk on it, maybe his near-death experience will give him a desire to connect with the Force.

i strongly dislike the whole hereditary thing. it was never how i saw the OT.

 

I agree, Finn does not need to have force powers to be special.
He is the first deserted Stormtrooper in a Star Wars movie.
That makes him unique. (in a good and refreshing way)
In my opinion giving Finn force powers would feel forced and could possibly break his character.
I hope the writers don't give in the fan requests on this one.
Recently there was a rewrite for VIII, I guess for Poe Dameron - more screentime, but who knows. (maybe Finn becomes Lukes pupil No.2)