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Writer-director Gurinder Chada (Bend It Like Beckham) took her son to the premiere of The Last Jedi at the Royal Albert Hall. ‘A trailblazer for women in command’ … Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Holdo. There are complex dynamics at work here, and gender seems significant in this case: the different sexes have varying approaches to military strategy, and it’s thought-provoking stuff. Back at the Resistance HQ, General Leia (the late Carrie Fisher) is calmly calling the shots while her composed Vice Admiral Holdo (Laura Dern) is skeptical of our trigger-happy hero, Poe (Oscar Isaac). Rey’s character is as developed as any in the series, and bears no relation to her gender. The dynamic between them is complex and constantly evolving: these are no awe-struck pupil and saintly teacher archetypes. Rey (Daisy Ridley) is feeling the first stirrings of the Force and has gone in search of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), who is living as a hermit on a remote island.

If you haven’t seen it, very mild spoilers are ahead. Both in terms of women and non-white characters, there’s a celebratory inclusiveness that seems entirely in the Jedi spirit.

#Laura dern star wars the last jedi bad character series#

Writer-director Rian Johnson has delivered a film that’s funny, exciting, spiritual and true to the original essence of the series while also having well-rounded female characters who actually interact with one another.

While The Force Awakens and Rogue One had terrific heroines, they were isolated, and barely spoke to other women. T he Last Jedi stormed into cinemas at the weekend as the most triumphantly feminist Star Wars film yet.