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"maff" |
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16 May 2005 06:24:04 AM |
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OT: Final Star Wars bears message for America |
Final Star Wars bears message for America
http://film.guardian.co.uk/cannes2005/story/0,15927,1484795,00.html
Lucas wins festival trophy - and hopes his epic will awaken US to
democracy in peril
Charlotte Higgins in Cannes
Monday May 16, 2005
The Guardian
The republic is crumbling under attack from alien forces. Democracy is
threatened as the leader plays on the people's paranoia. Amid the
confusion it is suddenly unclear whether the state is in more danger
from insurgents, or from the leader himself.
It sounds more like a Michael Moore polemic than a Star Wars movie. But
George Lucas, speaking as his latest epic was given its world premiere
at Cannes yesterday, confirmed that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of
the Sith, could be read as a parable about American politics.
Charlotte Higgins
http://news.google.com/news?q=%20%22Charlotte%20Higgins%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=gn
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Charlotte+Higgins%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&tab=nw&ie=UTF-8&sa=N
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Charlotte+Higgins%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&output=search&cat=gwd/Top
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_epq=Charlotte%20Higgins&safe=images&as_scoring=d&lr=&num=100&hl=en
George Lucas
http://news.google.com/news?q=%22George%20Lucas%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&sa=N&tab=gn
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22George+Lucas%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&tab=nw&ie=UTF-8&sa=N
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22George+Lucas%22&btnG=Search+Directory&hl=en&cat=gwd%2FTop
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=%22George%20Lucas%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&sa=N&scoring=d&tab=wg
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| User: "*nemo*" |
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| Title: Re: OT: Final Star Wars bears message for America |
16 May 2005 08:52:46 AM |
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In article <1116242644.220060.64690@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"maff" <maff91@yahoo.com> wrote:
The republic is crumbling under attack from alien forces. Democracy is
threatened as the leader plays on the people's paranoia. Amid the
confusion it is suddenly unclear whether the state is in more danger
from insurgents, or from the leader himself.
It sounds more like a Michael Moore polemic than a Star Wars movie. But
George Lucas, speaking as his latest epic was given its world premiere
at Cannes yesterday, confirmed that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of
the Sith, could be read as a parable about American politics.
Well, DUH. I've known that since Phantom Menace came out. I wonder why
it took this person so long to fingure it out...
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