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pleasehello
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Most Disappointing / Satisfying Aspect of the Sequel Trilogy?
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12-Feb-2020, 3:22 PM

This is actually an issue I do take with TLJ. The moralizing, while not central to the story is way too on the nose. First of all, the issues in question are comically black and white. We see the animal abuse and child abuse first-hand. We see the mustache twirling, vulgar rich war profiteering people of Canto Bight. It’s obvious to a person even with a low propensity for critical analysis that these things are wrong. But then, the movie goes a step further and tells the audience flat-out that these things are bad, as if we didn’t already know. It’s lacking in subtlety and I think a little insulting to the viewer.

I think a better solution would have been to paint a more subtle picture of the injustice and amorality of Canto Bight and let the viewer come to their own conclusion. I’m not big on movies telling its audience what to think, even if is the right thing.