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On Naboo, Padme is laid to rest.  Yoda arrives on Dagobah.  Bail Organa returns aboard his ship to Alderaan, where he shows his wife their child, Leia.  And on Tattooine, with a twin sunset in the background, Obi-Wan watches Owen and Beru Lars welcome Luke, and walks off into the desert night.

On Naboo, Padme is laid to rest.  Yoda arrives on Dagobah.  Bail Organa returns aboard his ship to Alderaan, where he shows his wife their child, Leia.  And on Tattooine, with a twin sunset in the background, Obi-Wan watches Owen and Beru Lars welcome Luke, and walks off into the desert night.

Set nineteen years before Episode IV, it was heavily criticized for its political overtones.  Anakin Skywalker's declaration to Obi-Wan that, "If you're not with me than you are against me," was interpreted as a dig at [[President Bush]], and the fall of the Republic is seen as allegory for the rise of the so-called [[American Empire]].  For his part, Lucas has denied this is true except in the broadest terms, saying that whenever democracy becomes empire you will find similarities, but this seems to be a clever way of saying that he ''does'' think America is becoming an empire.

It was heavily criticized for its political overtones.  Anakin Skywalker's declaration to Obi-Wan that, "If you're not with me than you are against me," was interpreted as a dig at [[President Bush]], and the fall of the Republic is seen as allegory for the rise of the so-called [[American Empire]].  For his part, Lucas has denied this is true except in the broadest terms, saying that whenever democracy becomes empire you will find similarities, but this seems to be a clever way of saying that he ''does'' think America is becoming an empire.

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