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minus-squareImmersiveMatthew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 months agoWow. I had to go verify this and sure enough, I found a video from 7 years ago where Lucas said this and much more including comparing the American Empire to the Galactic Empire. Wow. I missed that reference as a child.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoEwoks were definitely a nod to the Viet Cong
minus-squareTartas1995@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months agoEven if you missed that, you probably picked up that it is against war and imperialism.
minus-squareImmersiveMatthew@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat was the part that shocked me as it rings even more true at this present moment.
minus-squareTerdFerguson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months ago at this present moment. The present moment is just continuing a very long trend.
minus-squarebrave_lemmywinks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI think George Lucas has a tendency to make shit up as time goes on and gets high on his own supply. That said, the prequels started with a literal trade embargo and there are several genocides in the series.
Wow. I had to go verify this and sure enough, I found a video from 7 years ago where Lucas said this and much more including comparing the American Empire to the Galactic Empire. Wow. I missed that reference as a child.
Ewoks were definitely a nod to the Viet Cong
Even if you missed that, you probably picked up that it is against war and imperialism.
That was the part that shocked me as it rings even more true at this present moment.
The present moment is just continuing a very long trend.
I think George Lucas has a tendency to make shit up as time goes on and gets high on his own supply.
That said, the prequels started with a literal trade embargo and there are several genocides in the series.