What was the message of the movie in your opinion? I'd like to hear what you got out of it.
It's not rocket science, the movie screams them at you:
1) Failure is the greatest teacher, do no not hide from your mistakes learn from them and pass them on. Luke Skywalker ran away and buried his head in the sand after failing utterly with Ben Solo. He believes that "killing" the Jedi is the only way to right his wrong, he is adopting Kylo's mantra of "killing the past." Yoda shows up to literally hit him on the had and tell him that is wrong. The past must be respected, but not worshiped or killed. You learn from it and do better, passing your failures on to the next generation to they can learn to avoid them as well.
2) Sacrificial Heroics are good, but they will fail without a True Leader. Poe is a hero, but he thinks only tactically. He thinks only of the direct battle in front of him and isn't afraid to die to accomplish that objective. But, he fails to understand leadership or strategy. A good leader knows when to live to fight another day, that not every battle can be won by throwing yourself against the enemy walls.
3) There is Power in Legends and Hope. Luke believe his legend is a detriment and a failure. That because of his legend he failed Ben. He also must learn to accept that his Legend gave people Hope, and Hope is what can win an entire war. The belief that one man can hold of an entire army is enough to reinvigorate the fighting spirit of the entire galaxy.
4) Believe in Yourself. Perhaps the simplest theme, Rey has to learn that she doesn't have to rely on everyone else to save the galaxy. That if she believes in herself she can become a legend the same as Luke Skywalker or Kylo Ren.
5) Commit to a Cause, to helping others, not just your own selfish desires. The clear arc of Finn. He has to learn that the Rebellion is more than just saving Rey who he "loves." That the conflict is bigger than that, that kids are being sold into slavery and whole planets being snuffed out by TFO. The Rebellion isn't just about Rey, it's about those kids too. So, commit to aiding the Rebellion and not just trying to save your one person (Admittedly this message is bungled a bit by Rose's line near the end and Finn's death run).
6) Leaders come in all shapes, sizes, and looks. A continuing theme of Star Wars that is further continued with Holdo.
Those are some of the major themes, there are plenty of others within the film.
They did my dude Finn super dirty lol. I remember back when people thought he'd be hot shit, instead he was relegated to shitty pointless B-plot which was not only shitty for the character, but detracted from the entire movie. I'm all for Rey being the focus but you can prop two people up...but seems like not a lot of people know how to write black characters/heroes. Or what to do with them. So they made him second or third fiddle, connected him with another minority in a stupid love plot, and even when he tried to have his big moment at the end got blue balled. It's the thought that counts I guess. But yeah, they did Finn dirty.
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