I absolutely loved this picture. It crushes the prequels, and is totally at the level with the original trilogy, in my book.
The only thing I wasn't thrilled about was the llimited female representation. With Jyn and Mon Mothma (a minor character), there were two. If I'm to be exceptionally generous and include the five minutes at the start with Jyn's mother, we can squeeze it up to three. But the entire main cast were all guys plus Jyn (and a droid with a male voice), so that was somewhat disappointing. Jyn wasn't even that strong a character, and though she theoretically may be considered the lead, she didn't really get that much more focus than the others.
However I appreciate the attempt at diversity, which was more than most productions have, even if it couldn't quite measure up to wonderfulness that was Episode VII.
The only thing I wasn't thrilled about was the llimited female representation. With Jyn and Mon Mothma (a minor character), there were two. If I'm to be exceptionally generous and include the five minutes at the start with Jyn's mother, we can squeeze it up to three. But the entire main cast were all guys plus Jyn (and a droid with a male voice), so that was somewhat disappointing. Jyn wasn't even that strong a character, and though she theoretically may be considered the lead, she didn't really get that much more focus than the others.
However I appreciate the attempt at diversity, which was more than most productions have, even if it couldn't quite measure up to wonderfulness that was Episode VII.
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