Lucas is way out on the left, and I wondered what possessed him to make a movie like Star Wars where a wholesome American kid like Mark Hamill played the hero. Now I know. He intended the polar opposite of what audiences perceived.
Really? The average age of the movie audience for that film was well below 20 years old. They had no friggin' clue about Vietnam. Maybe years later, yes. But sitting in a dark theatre watching that huge Imperial Correlian Class Star Destroyer chase down that rebel ship? Oh yeah...they got all of that subtle allegory right off, I'm sure.
This author needs to switch brands of crack.