I really came away with the feeling that Rian Johnson was only interested in the Rey and Skywalker clan saga and that every POC character was an annoying inconvenience to him. Which bummed me out a lot.
Poe's characterization especially made zero sense. He's reckless, but he's not THAT reckless and according to TFA supplementary material his mother was in the Rebellion. Poe does not have a problem with chain of command or women in the military and this movie decided that now he does for a Lesson to Be Learned. I also think it didn't do any favors to Holdo to be like "hate on this woman for most of the movie and then suddenly like her thanks to this reveal." Again, I think Johnson just wasn't interested in anyone but his faves and it showed all over the screen.
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Poe's characterization especially made zero sense. He's reckless, but he's not THAT reckless and according to TFA supplementary material his mother was in the Rebellion. Poe does not have a problem with chain of command or women in the military and this movie decided that now he does for a Lesson to Be Learned. I also think it didn't do any favors to Holdo to be like "hate on this woman for most of the movie and then suddenly like her thanks to this reveal." Again, I think Johnson just wasn't interested in anyone but his faves and it showed all over the screen.