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The second film in the newest trilogy shines its brightest light on compelling and complex female characters, from Rey and Leia to Rose and Captain Phasma — and many more.
date: December 12, 2017
author(s): Kate Erbland
description: The author of the article noted that the makers of Star Wars: The Last Jedi decided to include numerous new female characters. They are all distinct and play different roles in the story, the same way male characters usually do.
With fans debating the merits of the new Star Wars movie, we offer up a The Last Jedi defense: Rian Johnson succeeds because he doesn't care what you think.
date: December 15, 2017
author(s): Jacob Hall
description: According to the author of the article, Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens new directions in which the franchise could develop next. The Star Wars films from the beginning carried radical political statements, and The Last Jedi returns to this tradition. The film includes relevant commentary about the today's world and because of this becomes something more than escapist entertainment.
An eerily perfect installment for the post-Trump era.
date: December 15, 2017
author(s): Joanna Robinson
description: According to the author of the article, Star Wars: The Last Jedi presents relevant commentary on work relations between men and women, and the fact that femininity does not signify lack of competence. In fact, in the film women are often right, and men are often wrong. The film presents a relevant political commentary, because it tells its audience that despite setbacks minorities will prevail.
Rian Johnson’s sensational "Star Wars" film recognizes that to keep an old franchise vital, you have to break its rules.
date: December 17, 2017
author(s): Spencer Kornhaber
description: The author of the article points out that franchises need to add new elements to their stories in order to remain relevant. Star Wars: The Last Jedi does just that by subverting the audience's expectations about what a Star Wars film should be like.
Is this really the most divisive installment in the Skywalker saga?
date: December 17, 2017
author(s): Joanna Robinson
description: According to the author, fans who disliked Star Wars: The Last Jedi are a vocal and sexist minority, who dislike the fact that the leading character of the film is a woman, or people who created their own elaborate theories about the film before they have seen it. Additionally, unlike Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the The Last Jedi does not rely on nostalgia. The author personally considers the film to be extremely well written.
—this piece contains major spoilers from The Last Jedi— “Light … darkness … a balance.” “It’s so much bigger.” Those lines, in the first teaser for The Last Jedi, led to a mountain of s…
date: December 18, 2017
author(s): Mark Eldridge
description: According to the author of the article, although the film subverts expectations, Star Wars: The Last Jedi does not undermine but reinforce the message of the previous films in the saga. Fear is still shown as dangerous, the balance (also within oneself) remains important, the negative aspects of the "dark side" are shown once again, and the Jedi will continue existing.
Note: This article reveals major plot points of The Last Jedi.
date: December 18, 2017
author(s): William Hughes
description: According to the author of the article, the most important revelation in Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Ray (Daisy Ridley) learning that her parents were no one important. In a franchise that relied heavily on characters that have a connection to preexisting ones, she is an interesting outlier. Moreover, this turns The Last Jedi into a more political film - it turns it away from being simply another part of a family saga, into a film that encourages everyone to fight for a better future.
Unlike most "Star Wars" movies, Rian Johnson’s film goes beyond the battle between Light and Dark—and digs into the systemic oppression the Resistance is fighting against.
date: December 18, 2017
author(s): David Sims
description: According to the author of the article, Star Wars: The Last Jedi fleshes out the main conflict better than the previous films, as it shows why exactly our heroes are good and the people they oppose are evil. The film tells its audience that it is not enough to oppose the enemy, one needs also to remember about one's moral integrity.
