Star Wars Rumors
Well, I was watching the news (it happened to be Fox), and I heard something very interesting about the new Star Wars movie. Was it about the number of fanatics camping outside movie theatres? No. Was it about the significance of the final installment of the 6 movie hexlogy (like trilogy, only with 6!)? No. Was it about the accusation that Star Wars Episode 3: Return of the Sith might secretly be an anti-bush propoganda film? ... Yes.
Apparently some of the events of the movie mirror those in the real world. Specifically how the evil Sith chancellor tries to convince the Senate to grant him greater powers because of the war. This, I was told, would correlate to Bush getting the Patriot Act passed. And then there is the Aniken (don't get mad that I mispelled (for you English majors, yes, I do realize i didn't spell mispelled right) his name Star Wars fans, instead: get a life) quote: "If you are not with me, you are my enemy" which is similar to Bush's "Either you're with us, or your against us".
First let me start out by saying that the idea that George Lucas is trying to subliminally spread anti-Bush propoganda is upsurd (damn, I really need to spell check). George Lucas has been making these films for decades. Would it really make sense for him to mess around with the last one just because of politics? He's a movie director, not a politician. Also, as far as the broad theme of the movie is concerned, anyone who saw Episode II could tell that the Sith-Lord-trying-to-take-over-the galaxy-thing was coming. I mean, what else would a Sith Lord do?
I think the real thing that needs to be examined here, is why George Bush is so readily compared to an evil Sith Lord in the first place! Besides the Patriot Act being flagrantly unconstitutional, George Bush's good-guy bad-guy rhetoric and his declaration of an endless 'War on Terror' are quite disturbing. The fact that his Administration unapologetically disguises propaganda as 'news reports' and pays off people to vouch for its programs raises serious doubts as to whether they can be trusted. No, the fantasy of Star Wars was not made to be like the reality of the Bush administration, but the reality of the Bush administration is becoming a lot like the fantasy of Star Wars. And that's scarier than any Sith Lord.
Apparently some of the events of the movie mirror those in the real world. Specifically how the evil Sith chancellor tries to convince the Senate to grant him greater powers because of the war. This, I was told, would correlate to Bush getting the Patriot Act passed. And then there is the Aniken (don't get mad that I mispelled (for you English majors, yes, I do realize i didn't spell mispelled right) his name Star Wars fans, instead: get a life) quote: "If you are not with me, you are my enemy" which is similar to Bush's "Either you're with us, or your against us".
First let me start out by saying that the idea that George Lucas is trying to subliminally spread anti-Bush propoganda is upsurd (damn, I really need to spell check). George Lucas has been making these films for decades. Would it really make sense for him to mess around with the last one just because of politics? He's a movie director, not a politician. Also, as far as the broad theme of the movie is concerned, anyone who saw Episode II could tell that the Sith-Lord-trying-to-take-over-the galaxy-thing was coming. I mean, what else would a Sith Lord do?
I think the real thing that needs to be examined here, is why George Bush is so readily compared to an evil Sith Lord in the first place! Besides the Patriot Act being flagrantly unconstitutional, George Bush's good-guy bad-guy rhetoric and his declaration of an endless 'War on Terror' are quite disturbing. The fact that his Administration unapologetically disguises propaganda as 'news reports' and pays off people to vouch for its programs raises serious doubts as to whether they can be trusted. No, the fantasy of Star Wars was not made to be like the reality of the Bush administration, but the reality of the Bush administration is becoming a lot like the fantasy of Star Wars. And that's scarier than any Sith Lord.
posted by Placeholder at 4:12 PM
1 Comments:
thats "great!" As you can see I read your sarcasm post too. Anyway nice post...I especially like the very end. Bush AND the pink font can be the evil villian in the fairytale about you. Or... it can be about Bush typing in pink font. That'd be pretty scary!
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