sfxrlz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-27 days agoWe could be going towards a Star Trek like earth, but instead we're going for Star Wars like democraciesmessage-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1228
arrow-up1228message-squareWe could be going towards a Star Trek like earth, but instead we're going for Star Wars like democraciessfxrlz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-27 days agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareFIST_FILLET@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·7 days 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-squareB312@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·7 days agoThat fascist empire used to be a democracy until it was transformed into an empire by Palpatine
minus-squarelistless@lemmy.cringecollective.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoto be fair that was in the prequels, which sucked ass
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 days agoThe prequels warned you about 9/11 and 2025
minus-squareB312@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoThe story was good, but the dialogue absolutely ruined it
minus-squarehungryphroglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days 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-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoYeah the Empire represents the USA. The rebels represent the Vietcong. Star Wars is literally US imperialism in space.
minus-squareTiefling IRLlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 days 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.