Is Star Wars III Anti-Bush?, page 2
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reply posted on 19-5-2005 @ 02:54 PM by smallpeeps
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I don't know about the credibility of this website, but I read this quote on Yahoo this morning and now I can't find it in Yahoo form (Yahoo memory hole again?)

Lucas says:


'The parallels between what we did in Vietnam and what we're doing in Iraq now are unbelievable. On the personal level it was how does a good person turn into a bad person, and part of the observation of that is that most bad people think they are good people, they are doing it for the right reasons,' he added.

So there it is: Iraq is similar to Vietnam, which was on his mind when he conceived the saga. I was seven years old in 1980 when Empire came out and the ending of Revenge of the Sith is exactly how it was told to us fans in 1980 (lava planet, duel with Obi-Wan, etc). Since Lucas had this moment in his mind way back then, I think we can assume that the major plot points were conceived by Lucas in the 1970's also.

I saw the movie last night and I can only say that it is awesomely dark. I believe without a doubt that it is intended as a sort of political comment, but not against a particular government. Lucas' vision is not that myopic. It's an excellent tale of how a few powerful people, acting in secret, can steal an entire government.

The best line is when Padme says, "Are you sure we're fighting for the right side?" That was the line that got me.


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