[bigLusr]

Heard the local talk-show guys talking about the underlying anti-Iraq anti-Bush message throughout the movie. Anyone know if there's any truth to that?

[MikefromOhio]

I keep hearing it and tons of vitriol from those who just take whoever's word for it without actually seeing the movie...

stuff like that makes me want to see it for myself more than anything....

I think this film may be the first billion dollar theatre flick....

[Textide]

I'd just watch it and find out.

I'm a big Star Wars dork and loved it. Someone else might view every film they see through a political filter. Depends on which one you are.

[Poopyhead]

yep - just saw it with my kids. Only the hyper-political will see any underlying politics. There is one line: "only the sith deal in absolutes" which was pretty stupid.

Other than that... the movie royally sucked. Next time Lucas makes a movie, he needs to just skip the dialog and acting - stick to the action. Less crap to sit through.

[PzLdr]

I didn't see it, but then I was busy watching Anakin's fall, the end of the Republic, the demise of the Jedi,and a few other plot twists and wrap-ups, so I might have missed it. If there's any political text, it reminded me more of Rome than anything else.

[concordKIWI]

I think you have to play it backwards!

[Wayne07]

I think it is embarrassing that conservatives are complaining about that line. I am politically hyper sensitive, and I saw nothing in the movie that seemed to be a comment on Bush and or Iraq. In the same scene as the "no absolutes" line there is also a line the could be construed to condemn moral relativism, which is as pertinent to today's democrats and the other line is to Bush. There is nothing politically offensive in the movie. Feel free to see and enjoy (except it isn't that great a movie). :)

[LAURENTIJ]

"Heard the local talk-show guys talking about the underlying anti-Iraq anti-Bush message throughout the movie. Anyone know if there's any truth to that?"

Laughable. But then some people see the virgin Mary in oil stains.

[dhs12345]

Didn't appear to be that way to me.

[The Iguana]

Heard the local talk-show guys talking about the underlying anti-Iraq anti-Bush message throughout the movie. Anyone know if there's any truth to that?

I've seen it twice, and I didn't pick up any of that.

Some people (you know who) are reading what they want to see into the movie, I think.