Yeah, that's the argument. I'd say an actual inversion is he doesn't get to be the big hero, because why would he? He's just some guy. He helps the natives both with his body and knowledge of the invading forces tech, but because he's just some dude that's been there a few months and is kinda useless otherwise. The movie makes him the best at all the local things, better than people doing it their entire lives, who've lived in their bodies their entire lives. And then he gets to be king, basically.
It's like 6/10 subversive of the trope, at best, imo
Yeah, that's the argument. I'd say an actual inversion is he doesn't get to be the big hero, because why would he? He's just some guy. He helps the natives both with his body and knowledge of the invading forces tech, but because he's just some dude that's been there a few months and is kinda useless otherwise. The movie makes him the best at all the local things, better than people doing it their entire lives, who've lived in their bodies their entire lives. And then he gets to be king, basically.
It's like 6/10 subversive of the trope, at best, imo