MiraculousMM [he/him, any]M to Main • 4 years agoReminder that Star Wars is an allegory for the Vietnamese (Rebel Alliance) resisting American imperialism (Galactic Empire) per George Lucas himselfimagemessage-square12 fedilinkarrow-up1135file-text
arrow-up1135imageReminder that Star Wars is an allegory for the Vietnamese (Rebel Alliance) resisting American imperialism (Galactic Empire) per George Lucas himselfMiraculousMM [he/him, any]M to Main • 4 years agomessage-square12 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMiraculousMM [he/him, any]hexagonMhexbear2·4 years agoIt's certainly not a perfect allegory lol. Still much better than 98% of Hollywood schlock though. link
minus-squareanonymous_ascendent [none/use name]hexbear2·4 years agoYeah I’m saying that’s why Americans instinctively identify with Luke and root for him. Because he’s white. If Luke was brown or an alien Star Wars would have never resonated with the population or gotten popular link
It's certainly not a perfect allegory lol. Still much better than 98% of Hollywood schlock though.
Yeah I’m saying that’s why Americans instinctively identify with Luke and root for him. Because he’s white.
If Luke was brown or an alien Star Wars would have never resonated with the population or gotten popular