Star Wars: The Last Jedi

No established characters were race or gender swapped; new diverse characters were original creations.

Rey is highly capable with little training while legacy hero Luke is reimagined as a bitter recluse who tried to kill his nephew.

• Rey rapidly masters Force abilities with minimal instruction
• Luke Skywalker depicted as a cynical hermit who abandoned the galaxy
• Holdo's plan succeeds while Poe's aggressive instincts are repeatedly shown to be reckless

No explicit LGBTQ+, trans, or non-binary characters or storylines in the film.

Diverse casting (Rose, Finn, Holdo) is foregrounded, though it fits an inclusive galaxy setting.

• Rose Tico introduced as a prominent new heroine
• Vice Admiral Holdo leads the Resistance fleet
• Finn and Rose's mission to Canto Bight

The Canto Bight subplot delivers a fairly direct anti-war-profiteering and animal-rights message.

• Canto Bight depicted as a den of arms dealers profiting from war
• Rose freeing the abused fathier creatures
• Rose's line about saving what we love rather than destroying what we hate

Poe's macho heroics are framed as reckless and needing correction by female leadership.

• Poe demoted for a costly hotheaded attack
• Holdo and Leia repeatedly checking Poe's aggressive instincts
• Luke's 'legend' deflated as a failed, flawed man

Subverts established Star Wars hero expectations and Luke's character, controversial among fans though it's original material not adapted.

• Luke's characterization as having considered killing Ben Solo
• Snoke killed off abruptly midway
• Rey's parents revealed as nobodies, upending fan theories