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Star Wars The Last Jedi Film Analysis

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Gender and Race in Film from a Feminist Analysis Representation of women and people of color in the film industry remains mostly divisive issue due to the heightened attention to diversity in recent years. Based on this observation, the current paper analyzes the state of representation in this industry focusing on the film “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Star Wars: The Last Jedi “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is a film written and directed by Rian Johnson that was initially released on the 9th of December 2017. Produced by Lucasfilm, the film served as the eighth main installment of the hugely successful Star Wars franchise. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributed the film. Since its release, the film has generated over $1.3 billion worldwide and set a record as the highest-grossing film of 2017. The film’s plot is based on a looming war between Snoke’s (Andy Serkis) forces and Luke Skywalker’s (Mark Hamill) resistance team. With the First Order planning to take control of the entire galaxy’s military, General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) leads a team of soldiers to conduct an evacuation from a military base targeted by the oncoming forces led by Snoke. The resistance team carries its operations with the hope that their leader Luke Skywalker will return in time to bring them hope. To facilitate evacuation in the wake of an intense confrontation with Snoke’s army, Vice Admiral Holdo (Laura Dern) remains on a ship as her soldiers flee. This serves as a strategy to mislead

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