Why Canto Bight matters
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Obi-Wan Kenobi, a man raised in privilige as a member of the Jedi order, said this of the Mos Eisley Space Port: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
It's an iconic line. It's also crap.
Many people have complained that the Canto Bight storyline in The Last Jedi is redundant. I very strongly disagree. Because Canto Bight is, to my mind, an answer to that statement.
Mos Eisley isn't a savory place. It's not nice. But compared to Canto Bight, it is the sweetest, most innocent place imaginable. And the person to point that out is Rose, SW's newest character. A brilliant young woman who has recently lost her (awesome, heroic) sister, with whom she grew up in poverty, in the kind of place which I am sure Obi-Wan would not approve of.
Canto Bight is the Kylo Ren of places: Much like emo, tantrum throwing, incompetent raw power and privilige Kylo, It is the evil that exists in the world.
(an aside: Kylo and HUx are an embodiment of Kim Jong Un. and the 45th president of the US, the scariest incompetent clowns out there).
War profiteering and unfeterred greed cause much more harm than any collection of poverty stricken rogues ever could. They are an evil that is real, and Rose sees that, because of her background, because she grew up poor in a place where the costs are felt.
Rose is pure and good both despite AND because of that background.
And that is brought home by the casting of the magnificent Kelly Marie Tran, a woman of color, in this pivotal role.
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STOPI never thought about it like that, but I completely agree! I would love your input on my theories! I just posted them in my blog: https://steemit.com/starwars/@jadegreene/star-wars-fan-theory-spoilers
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I thought Canto Bight made for some brilliant commentary as well, however I think the story would have had more weight if Poe had accompanied Finn there and had been the one with the relevant backstory.
If you're interested to hear my reasons check out my article on The Last Jedi
https://steemit.com/starwars/@g-com/on-failure-and-the-last-jedi
I read and disagree. Poe had his own lessons to learn, his own plot to play out. And unlike Rose and Finn, Poe is way too prominent to just go off somewhere.
I suppose, but Poe's prominence is an easy fix, after the stunt with the Dreadnaught he could have been relieved of duty. Bottom line is I really hope we learn more about him in the final film. Maybe they'll go the opposite way and it'll turn out he actually comes from a privileged background, perhaps even the son of one of those arms dealers and his joining the Resistance is as much a rebellion against his family as it is a fight against the First Order. That would be quite a twist.