Thanks for the welcome :) Sometime this week I'll go into a in depth reply to some of your points as I have some disagreements with some of them. I would kindly like to state that in my humble opinion there is nothing in this film that states that something is inherently evil or wrong with being a white male. Representing women and other ethnicities in this and other films is simply more realistic as anyone can be any character. I would hope that you can tell your boys that women and people of color are just as capable of anything they are and vice versa. Also that though one may falter and struggle as Luke did, seeing the good in, the spirit of hope in, and sacrifice that others are willing to make can encourage you to forgive yourself and work towards a better future as Luke did at the movies end. Luke's arc in The Last Jedi is one of the most well written examples of showing the toll that pain can take on someone but how others can help us find our inner strength for good, I've ever seen in a sci fi fantasy. The notion that to be manly requires one to solely solve everything alone and that men never suffer emotional trauma is a unhealthy view of masculinity as it drives men to push others away, creates a unchecked ego and leads to burying or covering emotional struggles through unhealthy vices instead of discussing them in healthy constructive ways. None of this is intended as an attack on you or your boys, just to be clear. Its simply my thoughts on some healthy things that anyone can learn from this film.
RE: The Last Jedi - TOMORROW! :D