Star Wars: the Last Jedi
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sasha_featherStar 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.
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.
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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*
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Date: 2017-12-19 06:10 pm (UTC)