So Stefan Molyneux already did a great analysis that I recommend: https://www.hooktube.com/watch?v=6l9go9X1EbE

I will try to focus on things he didn't talk about.

I watched the movie expecting a complete dumpster fire, but in a funny way Disney did NOT intend it was actually somewhat enjoyable to watch.

Direction was still a dumpster fire that should be embarrassing to Hollywood.

The good:

The neutral/bad direction:

The bad/narrative:

Female leadership:

Leia commands a bombing run on a large imperial ship which succeeds, but loses their bombers. This is objectively still a good military win that should be celebrated. HOWEVER she blames a PILOT for the FAILURE of losing these bombers. SHE was in command - it was HER responsibility to give the final call. It is typical female behavior to not accept responsibility. Now as to why she was not happy with her own decision that brings us to...

The first instinct of every female leader in the resistance is to run away or wait for problems to go away. You can't make this shit up. First scene: Wants to run despite opportunity to take out imperial ship. Goaded into fighting by pilot. Angry at pilot after winning. During pursuit: Waits without any plan even as countless ships are lost one by one. Battering ram scene: Gets several men killed, but then chickens out right before destroying the enemy weapon. AHA turns out purple hair HAD a brave plan you damn misogynists! - The plan was to run away... End scene: They run away in the Falcon with literally like 20-30 surviving resistance members out of an ENTIRE fleet. In military terms this is called "losing your entire army in a panicked rout". This movie was made by people that believe in and tried to portray strong women so just keep that in mind.

General purple hair spends like 5 minutes explaining why she doesn't need "mansplaining" yet fails to spend 5 seconds saying "Chill I have a plan" or "Please get briefed by my officer" or "listen here is the plan: Running to this base". This clear failure in leadership by prioritizing feminist power play directly leads to a fucking mutiny. Now any military man will tell you that with good reason mutineers must be punished. Yet the female leadership likes "the bad boy" - no consequences.

Basically the rebels could have escaped by splitting up their fleet. One ship would still have been chased down, but they would have lost fewer people.

We are shown that the rebel ships can ram the imperials in this very same movie. So why the fuck didn't they do this with all the many ships that got destroyed ANYWAY? Or just ONE and then escape with the others? (This act of self-sacrifice was also the only unrealistic act of general purple hair as a real woman would just sit and cry - probably wouldn't fight a mutiny either) Keep in mind that that scene lasted like 24H in movie time. They had a long time to think of stuff to do such as ramming/splitting up the fleet/fighting in other ways.