It is definitely pandering, as the character in question is human, and for bonus Mary Sue points, she is also the captain of a Super Star Destroyer that was captured by her band of pirates.
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It’s simpler than that. The actors are old and dying off.
They all tank in China. The original trilogy never debuted there so no one cares.
Holy shit this guy's commentary on the writing in these movies makes me very glad that he's not actually a screenwriter. I also love his "N-n-no you see I'M not sexist, THEY'RE the sexists for making characters not act like damsels in distress" argument. Good find.
Are you surprised? He's involved in the whole Based Mama Kilroy shitfest going on with the skeptics/"Anti SJW" youtube
Personally i think the real killer is trying to do the "A film every year indefinitely" thing. You can get away with that with Marvel because 1.You have all those different characters to work with and 2.You can do different things with each of those characters. Captain America started out as a military superhero movie then evolved into more of a political thriller with The Winter Soldier, Thor is Sci Fi Fantasy Et cetera. With Star Wars on the other hand you really can't do that. The Original Trilogy and the Prequels had three years between each release. The Force Awakens had 10 years. The hype built up naturally instead of having to be generated each and every year. Actually having a plan ahead of time helps too. Between burning the old EU down to the ground and the indefinite yearly releases the brand has been badly devalued already...And it's only gonna get worse the further along we get. I wish I could say I'm surprised but I can't. This was easy to spot from the get go.
China didn’t likd that Rose was fat
