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Abuse the Force: Star Wars creator George Lucas should not support the political dark side
The Calgary Sun ^
| May 29, 2005
| Paul Jackson
Posted on 05/29/2005 6:31:41 PM PDT by quidnunc
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:31:42 PM PDT
by
quidnunc
To: quidnunc
Lucas, as well as Oliver Stone and many other directors out here have been supporting the'' dark side ''for quite a while now.
To: quidnunc
Wow. So subtle that few noticed, and those who did don't really care.
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:39:50 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: quidnunc
Look, it's no secret that artsy people in general -- not just those in Hollywood -- tend to be liberals. Not all, but most. That's the nature of the beast.
It also shouldn't be shocking that each side of a political debate sees the other as the "dark side" -- to us, it's those who are apologists for appeasement against dictators; for the other guys, it's "moralists" and "imperialists" like us. Whatever.
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:42:18 PM PDT
by
BackInBlack
("The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice.")
To: quidnunc
Does anyone remember John McCain comparing conservative Republicans to the Evil Empire?
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:43:36 PM PDT
by
BackInBlack
("The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice.")
To: theDentist
those who did don't really care.
Actually, I don't really care as the Hollywood Elite often are just snarfing apples when it comes to politics anyway. I DO care about things close to home and those fighting for our freedoms abroad.
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:45:25 PM PDT
by
moog
To: quidnunc
Considering how poorly most of the series is written, it's no wonder it favors lefties.
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:45:54 PM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
(Ah, spring. Such as it is.)
To: quidnunc
And, he said, when he conceived the first Star Wars movie that appeared in 1976, it was actually an attack against the alleged dictatorial aims of President Richard Nixon and his involvement in the Vietnam War.Actually, it was a pop culture version of Dune, with minor tweaks.
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:48:16 PM PDT
by
Paul Atreides
(FACT: You can get more reliable information in a beauty shop, than from the media)
To: quidnunc
"..And, he said, when he conceived the first Star Wars movie that appeared in 1976, it was actually an attack against the alleged dictatorial aims of President Richard Nixon and his involvement in the Vietnam War..."
Funny, I thought it was actually an attempt to make a fortune in merchandising.
Seriously, any attempt at a political message in a movie today will be blogged to death, if anyone notices the message. Everyone sees their side as the right one and will take the message as they choose. I never made any connection with Nixon on the original Star Wars film and I bet I am not alone.
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To: quidnunc
So, the entire Star Wars series has not been solely about entertaining audiences they have contained subtle political messages to back Democratic or lib-left candidates and oust the Republicans from power at every opportunity. How ridiculous, the first Star Wars movies in 1977, 1980, and 1983 were pure entertainment. Lucas really lost his talent with Star Wars Episode 1 (messa think so) in 1997, and his last effort, Episode 3, was his best SWs movie in 25 years. If he was attempting a political message in 3, he really overshot the target because of all the past history.:) Remember that the "Empire" vs. the "Republic" wasn't on his mind in 1977 when the saga began, and it's too late to change it.
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:56:49 PM PDT
by
xJones
To: Anti-Bubba182
By the time the DVD set, version 32.0, comes out, there is no telling what sort of metaphors will be contained in the storyline.
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posted on
05/29/2005 6:59:04 PM PDT
by
Paul Atreides
(FACT: You can get more reliable information in a beauty shop, than from the media)
To: Alias Smith and Locke
Wasn't it the Fr*nch, in Cannes, who seized upon any sort of allegories, absent any Michael Moore drivel to gush over?
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posted on
05/29/2005 7:00:28 PM PDT
by
Paul Atreides
(FACT: You can get more reliable information in a beauty shop, than from the media)
To: quidnunc
Fortunately, Episode III was too cheesy for Lucas to get out his fraudulent message.
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posted on
05/29/2005 7:02:50 PM PDT
by
eagle11
(left lane ending....merge right.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
"..And, he said, when he conceived the first Star Wars movie that appeared in 1976, it was actually an attack against the alleged dictatorial aims of President Richard Nixon and his involvement in the Vietnam War..."
Yeah right. The "dictator" who had resigned 2 years earlier resigned, rather then drag the country through an impeachment trial ( unlike oh, the x42nd president). So Lucas has been an a##wipe for more then 30 years.
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posted on
05/29/2005 7:04:45 PM PDT
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: Paul Atreides
I myself, feel that there were similar allegories to be noted in 'A Christmas Story"
Good guys, bad guys, an evil yet fumbling "Dad" character..
Let's not forget the Leg Lamp.
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posted on
05/29/2005 7:05:08 PM PDT
by
xroadie
(I really hope I don't have to note sarcasm on everything I write here)
To: Paul Atreides
Actually, it was a pop culture version of Dune, with minor tweaks. Lucas ripped ideas from so many sources, including WWII and samurai movies, Asimov's Foundation series, old 30's serials, etc. that you can't really pin it down to one source.
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posted on
05/29/2005 7:06:33 PM PDT
by
Hugin
To: Hugin
I mentioned Dune only because I read that Frank Herbert counted several, possibly a dozen, or more, points of correlation between Star Wars and Dune.
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posted on
05/29/2005 7:07:56 PM PDT
by
Paul Atreides
(FACT: You can get more reliable information in a beauty shop, than from the media)
To: quidnunc
George Lucas' Star Wars juvenile romps have obviously spent too much time waiting in the freezing cold outside movie theatres"Freezing in May, eh?
{snicker}
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posted on
05/29/2005 7:29:56 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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