It's easier to imagine the end of the Jedi than the end of capitalism.
Have you ever noticed how in American sci-fi movies the heroes always call themselves a "rebellion", and never a "revolution"? We can imagine time travel, space ships, aliens, etc, but we can't imagine changing the way society is organized – only replacing the leaders.
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Calling one's action a rebellion is a hedging of bets, so to speak. It makes no promises toward significant shifts or redesign post-rebellion. No accountability after. A revolution promises more to come beyond the act of revolt. A shift in paradigm. Those are heady expectations.
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Have you ever noticed how all sci-fi shows have gender equality, even the aliens, even the EVIL aliens. As if it's unthinkable to have gender roles.
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I think Orson Scott Card's fiction may make use of standard, conventional gender rolls. He's on record as being against gay marriage anyway. I assume that's what you wanted?
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Although it is true that such movies rarely depict a change in political system, I would argue that the words used are not relevant here. Only that "rebellion" is science fiction sounding in some way, while "revolution" carries historical connotations.
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Movies are propaganda!
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Rebellions never work, revolutions do.
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Another reason to love Thor: Ragnarok.
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