I didn't notice the parallels to current social climate until the forced Poe vs Holdo dynamic and bad Luke character scenes. Why did Poe have to be this blatantly subordinate evil fly boy and she the noble sacrifice? With how few forces they were down to, the survivalist skill of the remaining I think would have naturally had better strategy and cooperation. Luke tried to turn his father, so why not his nephew? Why give it all up and to heck with the Jedi? He went straight back to his tatooine life! Why did he have no plans and abandon his family he didn't get to know while growing up? Why did he repeat what Obi Wan did but then also deny Rey? All so Yoda can show up in the film and be a deus ex machina? What?
gerwin wrote:the film is as feminist as can be
A film is supposed to appeal to mass market. A lot of nerds have grown up and have daughters and sons. Until now, Leia was really the only interesting female in the franchise.
gerwin wrote:add even more new age ideas in there, then did not dare to do so, and were left with this half-progressive, half-vintage thing.
Black/white is an old concept, everything should be grey (our legend Luke is even written out of character to be this way)
Throw away the old institutions (screw jedi/sith, do your own thing, what did they know?)
Powerful men (Snoke, Hux, Kylo, old dude) vs fleeing women (Leia, Holdo, Rose, Rey)
Denying women dominance/power (Poe vs Holdo, Luke vs Rey, Finn vs Phasma, DJ vs Rose)
And Star Trek was a show where Kirk got too friendly with the commies.