Star Wars: The Last Jedi

No established characters were race or gender swapped; the diverse cast consists of new original characters.

Rey is notably effortless with her powers, and legacy hero Luke is portrayed as a bitter failure while Poe is repeatedly lectured for his recklessness.

• Rey masters the Force with minimal training
• Luke Skywalker reimagined as a disillusioned hermit who considered killing his nephew
• Poe Dameron demoted and scolded for a 'flyboy' attitude by Holdo and Leia

No notable LGBTQ+, trans, or non-binary characters or themes.

A diverse cast of new characters (Rose, Finn, Poe) fits a fictional galaxy setting without contradicting lore.

• Rose Tico as a new prominent character
• Diverse Resistance members

Canto Bight subplot delivers a fairly overt anti-war-profiteering and anti-animal-cruelty message that stalls the plot.

• Rose's speech about the wealthy arms dealers exploiting both sides
• The fathier (space horse) liberation sequence as a moral aside

Some framing of male impulsiveness (Poe) as a problem corrected by wiser women, but no explicit toxic-masculinity sermonizing.

• Poe's mutiny framed as reckless male ego versus Holdo's restraint
• Luke's heroic legend deconstructed

Major deviation from fan expectations of Luke Skywalker, but driven by story/thematic choices rather than an identity agenda.

• Luke tossing his lightsaber and rejecting the Jedi
• Snoke killed off abruptly
• Rey's parentage revealed as 'nobody'