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oojason
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Episode VIII : The Last Jedi - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD *
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10-Jul-2018, 7:10 AM

DominicCobb said:

NFBisms said:

In a movie where Luke Skywalker of all people is presented as a jaded cynic - I don’t think Holdo is supposed to be perceived as in the right over Poe, fwiw.

Poe is a brash hotshot, sure, but don’t overthink it - Holdo as a leader definitely made huge mistakes. Everyone is at fault for what happens, but that’s partly why TLJ is so good to me. It’s been said to death, but the movie proposes this question specifically about what defines a hero, and Holdo isn’t exempt from that scrutiny imo.

Exactly. This is a film about failure. At no point are we supposed to believe that Holdo is a perfect, immaculate leader - in fact we purposefully spend most of the movie being lead to believe the opposite. What’s important when they flip the script is that Holdo’s heart was in the right place in regards to “saving” not “fighting.”

Seems pretty much spot on to me.