"The politics of Star Wars should always have been allowed to stay warm-fuzzy and mundane. Its dictum that Nazis are bad should always have remained a benign, foregone conclusion. But it didn’t. Ironically, we forgot that Star Wars’ themes were only safe and benign because we had universally accepted governing democratic principles that rejected authoritarianism and white supremacy. Those governing principles are no longer a sure thing." http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/31/14024262/star-wars-political-alt-right-backlash
http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/31/14024262/star-wars-political-alt-right-backlash
Saturday 31 December 2016
"The politics of Star Wars should always have been allowed to stay warm-fuzzy and mundane. Its dictum that Nazis are bad should always have remained a benign, foregone conclusion. But it didn’t. Ironically, we forgot that Star Wars’ themes were only safe and benign because we had universally accepted governing democratic principles that rejected authoritarianism and white supremacy. Those governing principles are no longer a sure thing." http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/31/14024262/star-wars-political-alt-right-backlash
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"The fact that Rogue One also has a strong female lead..."
ReplyDeleteNo.... It doesn't..... Unfortunately.
I don't think it matters about strong.
ReplyDeleteI think it does.... Weak characters is one of the strongest criticisms of Rogue One....
ReplyDeleteIt sure didn't hold a candle to The Force Awakens
I thought it was way better. Although character development was fleeting, the story was good. To each their own.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest beef with R1 was that, as a stand alone movie, it fails horribly.... It's mostly just "remember Star Wars? Here's all the things you liked about Star Wars! Star Wars!"
ReplyDeleteLOL
Watch Kubo & The Two Strings! It was an amazing movie! ;-)
For me it filled a lot of gaps. Perhaps because I'm not follower of clone wars etc.
ReplyDeleteThe only animated Star Wars I've watched was the bits in The Holiday Special in 1978
ReplyDeleteThose were more than enough of that!