My hot take is that the sequel trilogy are the least political Star Wars movies that exist. ¯\(ツ)/¯
I can’t believe Disney ruined my favourite franchise about anti-imperialist terrorist guerillas and fascist coups in corrupt pseudo-democratic oligarchies by bringing politics into it!
Seriously though, the entire of the Phantom Menace is about a false flag attack, and AOTC is all about how an authoritarian leader manufactures a fake enemy to seize additional power. The greedy Separatists, who’re willing to sell out to basically Satan himself in order to gain power and wealth, have such on-the-nose names as the “Corporate Alliance” and the “Trade Federation”. Their most prominent leader is named Nute Gunray.
EDIT: On topic, is there any mileage in making Rey’s return to Ajan Kloss during the victory celebration feel more bittersweet, like Frodo’s return to the Shire? She already shows up covered in blood and looking somewhat shell-shocked, but the music sells it as triumphant and the movie quickly cuts away to Jannah hitting on Lando.
EDIT 2: I love how JJ put the entire Resistance in the background of the scene of Leia stumbling, and then also made sure literally all of them land on that one Star Destroyer together, so that I can’t possibly move Leia’s death to Act 3.