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Star Wars: the last jedi



spoilers ahead

I didn't like:
--It was too long
--It didn't make much sense to me why the Vice Admiral would not just TELL Poe what her plan is, and forestall his foolishness. The resistance is not all about trusting in authority and following orders-- it's the opposite. I am hung up on this! She could have even approved his plan as a Plan A/ Plan B thing, and it wouldn't have affected the plot much.
--Snoke. Another evil character with facial disfigurement.
--No queers
--Speaking of which, I'm with Rey in that I didn't need to see Adam Driver shirtless.
--the constant death wore me down

I liked:
--Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Daisey Ridley, John Boyega, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, the droids, etc
--Rey being a willful, resolute, absolutely good person
--The salt plains were super beautiful and so was the sacred island!
--I LOVED the spooky, mysterious cave beneath the island, and I like that it wasn't explained. I hope we see it again. This was the most science fictional and cool thing I've seen on screen in a long time.
--Leia SLAPPING Poe's face
--Fight choreography
--My roommate pointed out: WWI and WWII imagery, with bombers supported by dog fighters, and even a trench
--The casino full of rich arms dealers being the worst place in the world! And the detail about the arms dealers selling to both sides. And the dig at animal racing.
--The reveal about Rey's parents. The world can regard you as a nobody from nowhere, but you are still someone important. Everyone is someone.
--Some quite funny moments
--Overall, it felt fresh and interesting and layered. The theme of fighting facsists; surviving; holding onto hope-- felt needed and relevant.

Date: 2017-12-17 12:37 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sophinisba
Yay, thank you for posting!

I have a lot of similar feelings, including not wanting to see Kylo Ren shirtless and loving the idea of Rey's parents being nobodies! And I thought the whole movie was gorgeous, especially the salt plains and the gambling place.

Besides Snoke being a villain with facial disfigurement he seemed pretty queeny to me (especially when he walked) and that combined with not having queer characters elsewhere or less gender-normative good guys gave me some sadness.

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