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description: The author of the article noted that the makers of Star Wars: The Last Jedi decided to include numerous new female characters. They are all distinct and play different roles in the story, the same way male characters usually do.

description: According to the author of the article, Star Wars: The Last Jedi opens new directions in which the franchise could develop next. The Star Wars films from the beginning carried radical political statements, and The Last Jedi returns to this tradition. The film includes relevant commentary about the today's world and because of this becomes something more than escapist entertainment.

description: According to the author of the article, Star Wars: The Last Jedi presents relevant commentary on work relations between men and women, and the fact that femininity does not signify lack of competence. In fact, in the film women are often right, and men are often wrong. The film presents a relevant political commentary, because it tells its audience that despite setbacks minorities will prevail.

description: The author of the article points out that franchises need to add new elements to their stories in order to remain relevant. Star Wars: The Last Jedi does just that by subverting the audience's expectations about what a Star Wars film should be like.  

description: According to the author of the article, although the film subverts expectations, Star Wars: The Last Jedi does not undermine but reinforce the message of the previous films in the saga. Fear is still shown as dangerous, the balance (also within oneself) remains important, the negative aspects of the "dark side" are shown once again, and the Jedi will continue existing.

description: According to the author of the article, the most important revelation in Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Ray (Daisy Ridley) learning that her parents were no one important. In a franchise that relied heavily on characters that have a connection to preexisting ones, she is an interesting outlier. Moreover, this turns The Last Jedi into a more political film - it turns it away from being simply another part of a family saga, into a film that encourages everyone to fight for a better future.