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User talk:KommissarReb (view source)
Revision as of 09:56, September 11, 2017
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Anyways, have any plans on editing the various Star Wars articles? [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 08:59, 9 September 2017 (EDT)
Anyways, have any plans on editing the various Star Wars articles? [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 08:59, 9 September 2017 (EDT)
:: Don't overthink it; I threw that in for comedic effect. I usually don't edit or create articles here unless I see room for improvement that won't get reverted when I get around to it. In any case I always felt the Galactic Empire felt more like the Soviet Union mixed with Nazi Germany while the Alliance to Restore the Republic was more like the U.S. I admit I was a long time fan of Starwars stuff before facepalming at all the stupid stuff (like how elite soldiers lose because main characters have plot armor). When I was a kid I only cared for colorful laserbolts and lightsabers and largely ignored the actual story.[[User:KommissarReb|KommissarReb]] ([[User talk:KommissarReb|talk]]) 22:49, 10 September 2017 (EDT)
:: Don't overthink it; I threw that in for comedic effect. I usually don't edit or create articles here unless I see room for improvement that won't get reverted when I get around to it. In any case I always felt the Galactic Empire felt more like the Soviet Union mixed with Nazi Germany while the Alliance to Restore the Republic was more like the U.S. I admit I was a long time fan of Starwars stuff before facepalming at all the stupid stuff (like how elite soldiers lose because main characters have plot armor). When I was a kid I only cared for colorful laserbolts and lightsabers and largely ignored the actual story.[[User:KommissarReb|KommissarReb]] ([[User talk:KommissarReb|talk]]) 22:49, 10 September 2017 (EDT)
::: I used to think that as well, regarding the Rebels anyways, probably also the Empire being Nazis too. Unfortunately... Lucas deciding to open his big fat mouth pretty much changed all of that. The start of that mess occurred when Bill Whittle made that afterburner episode Han Shot First when Whittle first mentioned the Vietcong's ties to the heroes' conception (though there he was technically referring to the Ewoks more than the Rebels themselves, it nonetheless tarnished the Rebels somewhat since it implies they probably weren't based on America after all.) and how America was meant to be the Empire ("Lucas has since said, by the way, that the Ewoks, the little native good guys, represent his mind the Vietcong, while the evil Empire, the one we spent our own childhood rooting against was in fact ''America''! You feeling better now? You're welcome."), and what made that very blatant was Chris Taylor's book retrospective on Star Wars. I don't even root for villains generally, and in fact I make it a rule to never root for the villains even if the heroes aren't my cup of tea either (and in the latter case, I generally don't root for either group), so the fact that I actually am forced to make an exception in this case just shows how badly I took the revelation. Besides, going by a fairly recent Charlie Rose interview where George Lucas literally said he preferred Soviet filmmaking over American filmmaking, you know, the same type that would result in you being executed on a mere whim by the Soviet leader if he deems anything even remotely bad about it, I'd say he probably has little problem with the USSR. On a related note, I also intensely dislike comparisons between the American Minutemen and the Vietcong, as well. [[User:Pokeria1|Pokeria1]] ([[User talk:Pokeria1|talk]]) 05:56, 11 September 2017 (EDT)