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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

It's just based on what other's have said about the Vietnam allegory but it's also whatever, I'm sure Lucas' wasn't thinking of it as a primarily political mission to produce Star Wars, since it's very much a standard plot with your usual archetype characters and roles.

There's a similar fan take on Lord of the Rings too which is interesting.