I thought the lack of exposition
Leaving out the Emperor, the Spacing Guild and the Navigators (with the folding space etc.) was a really brave, and smart, move.
This movie is character driven, it doesn't lay all this lore on people, it lets you get involved with the motives and pulled along by the story - the lore is easy to read up on (or view on youtube) if needed.
(, Wed 27 Oct 2021, 11:06, Reply)