Yet to some observers, some of these debates have become proxies for the fractious state race relations so conspicuously on display in Ferguson, Mo., this past week. Such are the arcane online arguments over "Star Wars" canon. Are all storm troopers still clones of Jango Fett (played by a Polynesian actor), as was laid out in "Episode II: Attack of the Clones"? If so, how could there be a black one? Or is Boyega's character just pretending to be a storm trooper?
In some cases, the debate was "Star Wars" nerds being nerds. Why abortion fight isn’t over if Roe is overturned Abrams of "pandering to the politically correct-obsessed social justice warrior types." A number of the comments used racial epithets and accused the filmmakers of "race-mixing." In the comments beneath the YouTube video, others accused filmmaker J.J. "So why is there a black storm trooper in the new Star Wars movie?" asks one thread on the boards of gaming site ign.com. The Twitter hashtag #blackstormtrooper began. To some viewers, though, what has been most startling is that Mr.
When his head pops onto the screen in front of rippling sand dunes, he is wearing an imperial storm trooper's body armor but no helmet, and he appears to be in a state of distress. As the newly released teaser trailer for " Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opens, the appearance of John Boyega, one of the fresh faces who will be introduced into the "Star Wars" universe in the film, is meant to startle.