Yeah, obviously the villains of the movie shouldn’t be taken at their word. I think most people by now know that “let the past die” isn’t the message of TLJ. But I do have somewhat of a problem with the ultimate message of the movie, which is basically “both sides are wrong, the real answer is always in the middle.” It doesn’t seem like a good lesson, especially for a franchise all about how the light always wins in the end. It also leads to some really confusing themes, like sacrificing yourself being completely good and justified when Paige and Holdo do it, but when Finn does it suddenly it’s wrong and you need to “save the things you love,” despite that being the whole reason why Finn tried to sacrifice himself in the first place. I understand what Rian was trying to accomplish with this movie, I just don’t think he conveyed his message very well.