No, you misunderstood me; I know the Resistance was trapped. I was just suggesting that the audience might not care about it. Firstly, as I mentioned in the previous post, all the leads were somewhere else, leaving us with the B plot characters. Secondly, we've been getting accustomed to Resistance personnel dying throughout the movie; from the bombing run, to the 2 other ships blowing up, to the transport getting shot; it's a bit desensitizing. Thirdly, the movie itself tells us there's more Resistance out there, they just don't want to come and help, which undermines the whole 'last stand' feel. Finally, the setup for the FO vs. Resistance conflict is really vague and poor in the ST; In TFA, I was led to believe that they were a fringe group hiding on the outskirts of the Galaxy. TLJ happens days after that. The Resistance was on the forefront of the battle, but there's a whole Galaxy of unconquered Republic worlds that can resist as well. There is no galactic war going on. Starkiller Base destroying Hosnian Prime was the first salvo and this happens not long after, on the orbit of the Resistance base planet (and deep space), still at the periphery of the Galaxy.