@sfxrlz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • edit-22 months agoWe could be going towards a Star Trek like earth, but instead we're going for Star Wars like democraciesmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down13
arrow-up1241arrow-down1message-squareWe could be going towards a Star Trek like earth, but instead we're going for Star Wars like democracies@sfxrlz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • edit-22 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-square@FIST_FILLET@lemmy.mllinkfedilink16•2 months ago…democracies? i haven’t watched a lot of star wars but isn’t the whole point that they are fighting a fascist empire
minus-square@B312@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink22•2 months agoThat fascist empire used to be a democracy until it was transformed into an empire by Palpatine
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)linkfedilinkEnglish8•2 months agoThe prequels warned you about 9/11 and 2025
minus-square@B312@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 months agoThe story was good, but the dialogue absolutely ruined it
minus-square@hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink2•2 months agoI’m not familiar with Star Wars, but I remember hearing something about the original movies being intended as commentary/allegory for the Vietnam war?
minus-square@IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 months agoYeah the Empire represents the USA. The rebels represent the Vietcong. Star Wars is literally US imperialism in space.
minus-squareTiefling IRLlinkfedilink1•edit-22 months agoLiterally been (re)watching Clone Wars with my partner, and it’s scary how analogous the whole thing is to the US. Especially the stuff foreboding Order 66 and the rise of the empire towards the end of the series.
…democracies? i haven’t watched a lot of star wars but isn’t the whole point that they are fighting a fascist empire
That fascist empire used to be a democracy until it was transformed into an empire by Palpatine
to be fair that was in the prequels, which sucked ass
The prequels warned you about 9/11 and 2025
The story was good, but the dialogue absolutely ruined it
You mean the memes?
I’m not familiar with Star Wars, but I remember hearing something about the original movies being intended as commentary/allegory for the Vietnam war?
Yeah the Empire represents the USA.
The rebels represent the Vietcong.
Star Wars is literally US imperialism in space.
Literally been (re)watching Clone Wars with my partner, and it’s scary how analogous the whole thing is to the US. Especially the stuff foreboding Order 66 and the rise of the empire towards the end of the series.