But you shouldn’t just ignore world-building, plot, and character arcs in service of themes. That was one of TLJ’s major failings in my opinion. Themes were put above all else, even when it resulted in an uninteresting premise, nonsensical plot points, and confusing character arcs. I understand that themes are an important part of cinema, but they aren’t the only important part of cinema, and I feel like that’s something Rian misunderstands with a lot of his movies.
(I’m responding to NFBisms)