This post and the comments are everything I needed to help me process my thoughts and feelings. ^^
Snoke. *eye roll*
Luke. *is sad*
I love the parallel that Kylo/Ben comes from these heroes/legends/Force Family that wanted him and Rey comes from Nobodies that didn't (at least I assume so because they sold her). Yes, the "anyone can have power/be a Jedi/use the Force" stuff is cool, but it's also a nice "opposite and equal" thing going on for me too.
I absolutely thought Rose and Paige were lovers at first. *lol* I have sisters, and I love them very, very much, but for some reason (my own queerness maybe?) my head went "Oh! She has the same necklace! That must be her partner/spouse/girlfriend/lover! (*thinks*) ...or best friend! (*thinks some more*) ...could be a relative." I suppose I wanted the non-straightness to happen and I didn't think they looked all that much alike. (For anyone who doesn't think I know: yes, they are both women with Vietnamese background, but that doesn't mean they look related.)
Either way - we have lots of familial, partner, and friendship love in Star Wars. Where is all the non-straight lovin'? *WANTS*
So...yes. Beautiful to watch, funny, deep, interesting, diversity is great...but there are places where improvements could have been made. *still hoping*
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Date: 2017-12-19 06:02 pm (UTC)Snoke. *eye roll*
Luke. *is sad*
I love the parallel that Kylo/Ben comes from these heroes/legends/Force Family that wanted him and Rey comes from Nobodies that didn't (at least I assume so because they sold her). Yes, the "anyone can have power/be a Jedi/use the Force" stuff is cool, but it's also a nice "opposite and equal" thing going on for me too.
I absolutely thought Rose and Paige were lovers at first. *lol* I have sisters, and I love them very, very much, but for some reason (my own queerness maybe?) my head went "Oh! She has the same necklace! That must be her partner/spouse/girlfriend/lover! (*thinks*) ...or best friend! (*thinks some more*) ...could be a relative." I suppose I wanted the non-straightness to happen and I didn't think they looked all that much alike. (For anyone who doesn't think I know: yes, they are both women with Vietnamese background, but that doesn't mean they look related.)
Either way - we have lots of familial, partner, and friendship love in Star Wars. Where is all the non-straight lovin'? *WANTS*
So...yes. Beautiful to watch, funny, deep, interesting, diversity is great...but there are places where improvements could have been made. *still hoping*