Hah... I should explain (Rogue 1 Spoilers) (Gaming)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 05:07 (2441 days ago) @ Kermit

Why where those characters written that way whereas the female characters are consistently presented as wise and heroic? Because Joseph Campbell has been jettisoned in favor of promoting what I don't hesitate to call toxic identity politics. This is precisely why the film has been so praised as being a product of our time and having important things to say, but this privileging of message over story is also why 40 years from now it will seem, unlike the original Star Wars, embarrassingly dated.

I don’t think the female characters were written as purely wise and heroic. Rey is certainly on that path, but still hesitant and full of doubt at times. And Holdo, although certainly heroic, helped create the situation with Poe that almost wiped out the Rebellion. The only other female characters in the film that I can remember are Phasma, Rose, that younger Rebel officer who helps Poe, and Leia.