The male characters in this latest release are all portrayed as "men" who are either illogical, inept, emotional, incompetent, and unreliable, or a combination of all these combined, while the lead female characters are all solid, unemotional, pragmatic, decisive and heroic leaders who always make the right call.
I hated it.
We saw it opening day. We let nostalgia rule us and thought it was fun. My husband and I went a second time, this with my brother and our son, who is on leave from the Army.
The second time, we realized what a hot mess it was. My son flat out hated it. Despised the Rebels, especially purple haired commander Evening Dress and the lack of discipline and communication. My husband hated the anti-male attitude. We all wanted Kylo to really embrace the Dark side and stop being a wimp. Hated the Asian chick, still want Finn to go splat. Rey is still a Mary Sue and no one liked Leia space ghost!
So upon review, yikes! What were they thinking? We don’t high hopes for the future with Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnson at the helm.
Saw it at Christmas and came seat with the complete opposite impression. The men were strong, decisive, and willing to take risks. The battle between Luke and Kai lo was masterful. The destruction of the carrier was brilliantly done. If anything, I was pissed at the female commander for waiting so long to do her kamakazi move.
Loved it.