![]() ![]() The angry right-wing fans were joined by many left-wing fans, who were angry that the trilogy essentially used a Black male character, John Boyega’s Finn, as a fake-out for a white woman, Rey (Daisy Ridley), ultimately giving him little to do at all. Abrams’ trilogy close-out jettisoned so much of Johnson’s more subversive ethos that it arguably drew more outrage than any of the other films - and a walloping profit drop at the box office. This clamor paved the way for a philosophical bait-and-switch between Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi - which was, despite being critically beloved, even more controversial than its predecessor - and the subsequent Rise of Skywalker. First, 2015’s The Force Awakens drew an endless barrage of criticism from right-wing fans angry at the film’s trio of diverse main characters. It’s no secret that Lucasfilm has struggled ever since the tremendous backlash to, well, everything about its recent cinema revival. The Mandalorian seemed like the solution to Star Wars’ problems. The Mandalorian has burned through a lot of goodwill as it meanders its way through season three, and with next week’s finale approaching, it could take a lot more than a cute green baby puppet to convince fans the franchise as a whole isn’t still spinning its wheels. It seems to be caught between Lucasfilm’s attempts to learn from the mistakes of its controversial latest trilogy and avoid succumbing to the “ MCU-ification” of its own IP. ![]() On the back of this year’s Celebration, Star Wars’ annual fan/industry convention, and the confirmation of three new Star Wars films, the franchise’s flagship TV show stands at something of a crossroads. ![]() It’s a query that reflects a larger one within the Star Wars universe. And even with it, the episode glossed over continuity and gave rise to what has become the series’ biggest question: What is this show even about? Without watching it, the first episode of season three felt like a jarring reset. Prior to the season’s release, another Disney+ series, The Book of Boba Fett, featured an entire stealth plot arc of The Mandalorian that served to connect the timeline of the show’s previous season with the one about to be released. Because it was previously a cosmic story that largely focused on white protagonists.One could argue that season three of The Mandalorian went off the rails before it ever debuted. Kelly Marie Tran’s comments definitely highlight the disparity in the business, as she didn’t even think that she had a chance to land a Star Wars role. ![]() There’s been a ton of conversation over the last years about the power of representation, and Hollywood’s need to tell diverse stories. So I just was like, 'Oh, I'm obviously not gonna get this, but one day I'll tell my grandchildren how lucky I was to audition for this thing, and that was a cool thing that I did. I never thought to myself that I would actually get it because, again, I keep going back to this idea, this culture of belief, but like, I grew up watching those movies and they are all white. In honor of AANHPI Heritage Month, Tran was interviewed for the Star Wars website, where she explained why she didn’t originally think she’d be welcomed into the space opera. She’d go on to reprise her character in The Rise of Skywalker, albeit in a much smaller role. Kelly Marie Tran made her Star Wars debut in Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi, playing Resistance worker Rose Tico. ![]()
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