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muenchjack_00Finally, something I'm familiar with! Coppa comments on the massive cult following of Star Wars fandom. She mentions that then-vice president Jim Ward warned fans from producing fanfiction based on the Star Wars canon, close-mindedly saying "Fandom is about celebrating the story the way that it is." What a buzzkill! Needless to say, George Lucas and his company did everything they could to limit the spread of fanfiction based on his beloved series. However, with the rise of Star Wars: Episode 7, and with Lucas now out of the picture, fans have a whole new set out characters to inspire their fics with, particularly that of Finn and Rey.
Given this background, we delve into “The Story of Finn,” a fic that explores a group of stormtroopers who idolize Finn, or rather FN-2187, for his bravery in defecting from the First Order. They ponder how he was able to break free from his programming. Most stormtroopers, if they have the bravery to defect at all, defect quietly, but not Finn. Finn leaves with “bang.” Not in silence, but rather a grandiose model for those who want to defect, yet have been too afraid to do so.
The fic mentions stories filled with “Death Stars and Old Empires and Skywalkers.” According to the story, “Some Troopers don’t like these ones - almost hate them… They don’t want to hear them; they don’t believe they’re true.” I feel this line is a metaphor for the fic writers’ true feelings regarding the original Star Wars canon considering George Lucas’s disdain for fics outside his films. And if he won’t let their fics live in his Star Wars universe, then they're going to craft their own. In the universe of course, but not with the characters he created. He’s not good enough, nor open-minded enough to deserve that.
Given this background, we delve into “The Story of Finn,” a fic that explores a group of stormtroopers who idolize Finn, or rather FN-2187, for his bravery in defecting from the First Order. They ponder how he was able to break free from his programming. Most stormtroopers, if they have the bravery to defect at all, defect quietly, but not Finn. Finn leaves with “bang.” Not in silence, but rather a grandiose model for those who want to defect, yet have been too afraid to do so.
The fic mentions stories filled with “Death Stars and Old Empires and Skywalkers.” According to the story, “Some Troopers don’t like these ones - almost hate them… They don’t want to hear them; they don’t believe they’re true.” I feel this line is a metaphor for the fic writers’ true feelings regarding the original Star Wars canon considering George Lucas’s disdain for fics outside his films. And if he won’t let their fics live in his Star Wars universe, then they're going to craft their own. In the universe of course, but not with the characters he created. He’s not good enough, nor open-minded enough to deserve that.
