That's what made Firefly/Serenity so great - producer Joss Whedon took direct aim at that very construct and showed us just what kind of a neo-fascist New Galactic Order would evolve from it.
Probably also why the show didn't last more than half of its first season. ;)
Thanks.
Haven’t seen it. Will watch for it.
I wonder if it’s on YouTube.
I’m not really a great movie fan.
I liked watching them at home where I could read a book at the same time.
It’s tooooo easy for me to get sucked into the alternate reality.
My friends seeing STAR WARS with me opening week laughed rating STAR WARS a “9 tripper.” for the number of ‘bladder breaks” I took.
I watch such with greatly more detachment nowadays. But my empathy dynamics still kick in very easily for the suffering in any film.