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Feminist Review: Star Wars A New Hope

So I think all of the Star Wars movies... maybe aside from the prequels have a pretty strong feminist message... and it starts off with A New Hope... which is maybe the strongest of the series!

We first meet Leia as a hologram that seems like she'll just be a damsel in distress... but when we meet Leia in real life... we learn she is anything but that!

She gets help from Luke and Han Solo... but she doesn't really need it. She's sort of sassy and feisty about it. She has a different attitude than any other princesses in movies. And that is pretty damn cool! I just like how she carries herself... and that she is a total boss, but she isn't like any other Princess.

And she kind of starts the resistance! Right? It was back in December when I started re-watching this- but Luke wouldn't have really gotten involved without Leia's call for help to Obi Wan Kenobi! Her cry for help isn't just her crying for help... she's trying to start something... and she'd rather be held prisoner and killed by Darth Vader than to join the Dark Side... which is also pretty cool. Darth Vader was going to actually kill her and if I were her I would probably just be like "Ohhh... okay, I'll join the dark side!" But Leia didn't and that is awesome!

I think that is everything I have to say about A New Hope right now... I watched this right after Carrie Fisher's passing... so I did pay particular attention to Leia. I'll probably have more Star Wars reviews on Thursdays... but it's not like I just watched this... so its not the best review I've ever done if I'm honest. Lol.

Byeee!
-Shannon


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