90% of the progressive reviews are, like most of the fake news they generate, pure crap.
Cast is diverse, but then it was always diverse (only the Libs get their panties in a twist by claiming that there wasn't enough diversity).
Actually, it had a very conservative bend in the message.
Fight tyranny. Don't give up hope, even in the face of seemingly impossible odds. Key character betrays the Dark Side from the inside and spills their secrets (sound familiar?). Better to die on your feet than live on your knees. A small force of highly skilled killers can overcome a superior force.
Sorry, there are no lesbians that I can recall (took my youngest to the bathroom so I missed a few minutes), and definitely no non-binary gender-fluid bronykins crying in their safe spaces in this movie. Those who see this as a "liberal" flick are delusional.
Was it a good movie? Heck yeah, it was a good movie! Very interesting cast of characters, the ending was sharply different from most other Star Wars movies (which was a surprise), solid acting, interesting plot, seamless special effects. My baby girl teared up at the end, which she called more depressing than a season finale of The Walking Dead due to the body count.
Would definitely see it again.
I’d be less concerned about the progressive reviews and more concerned about the words of those who, I don’t know, actually wrote the film.
That being said, you are correct regarding that, I’d argue that Rogue One’s the most conservative Star Wars film to date (and had George Lucas not outright destroyed my loyalty to the Rebel Alliance by revealing that he based them on the NVA/VC, Communists, in other words, I probably would have rooted for the Rebels). Too bad Chris Weitz and Gary Whitta nearly ruined it with their stupid tweets.