Star Wars: The Last Jedi is socialist propaganda and to be clear that owns, actually
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I promised myself I wouldn’t do a “here is why TLJ is an important socialist film” thread, but it won’t be the last promise I ever break to myself
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Luke’s role in Rey’s journey into Jedihood amounts to accidentally teaching her that organized religion is unnecessary with humanism
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Let’s talk about Poe’s seemingly pointless coup subplot. Poe is, and I’m sorry if you didn’t already know this, a tankie
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He’s not exactly WRONG, but he has to learn that his style of revolution isn’t going to work without discipline.
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But the real honest-to-goodness socialist heart of this film is Rose Tico.
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She’s a blue-collar worker whomst’s entire subplot revolves around the evils of capitalism.
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The casino scene is at once an antithesis and a parallel to the Mos Eisley cantina. The aliens in here all dress fancy, but it’s just as much of a wretched hive of scum and villainy, only a bit more insidious.
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It’s the 1%, basking in their excess on the backs of the working class.
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There’s even an animal rights message in there
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Benicio Del Toro’s “DJ” (Dat Judas?) sells out Rose and Finn for money. He’s a f***ing libertarian and I’m sorry Star Wars had to tell you, but they are not allies
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A lot of people were upset at this movie because they felt like their heroes let them down in one way or another, but that’s also sorta the point: Revolution is grassroots, heroes are flawed. Luke becomes so burnt out on neoliberalism that he straight up retires
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Anyway, I’ll add to this later, maybe when I’m not so, you know, under the influence of edibles
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But please keep in mind that the part where Rose and Finn stampede through the war profiteer town on giant wildebeest mogwai horse things is extremely underrated
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