Get_in_Gear posted:Star Wars, primarily, is about a relatively personal journey - Anakin Skywalker's fall from grace and his eventual redemption. Secondary to that is the backdrop to all of this, which is the story of how people hand over their liberty to a dictatorship. How evil men can come to power. And how the line between good and evil can be a fine one. It's about all oppression; all injustice and all inequality. Everybody comes from some kind of demographic, so what is interesting is that people tend to identify this rather general meditation on oppression, and relate it to their own lives. "It's about racism - where are the coloured Imperial Troops?" "It's about male chauvinism - where are the Imperial ladies?" "It's about ageism - Ani is not taken seriously by the elders." "Luke's too short to be a stormtrooper? Hey, what's wrong with short guys?" And so on. Everybody can put themselves into the "underdog" category, and people often like to do so: it's human nature to wave a banner saying "look at poor little me. I'm being hard done to. I deserve more." I'm not saying this is never justified, of course - just that I find it interesting that general works of fiction can be pounced upon by so many different demographics - "That film really understood my plight..." So to me, it's about all oppression. Mace is not there to represent black people - he's there to represent the Jedi Council. Leia is there to represent plucky, spirited individuals from all walks of life. Not just ladies. Or royalty If the Empire discriminates against non-humans, then the Empire discriminates against non-humans. That's all it is. To read anymore into it all is to interpret the movie. Which is fine, but it is just an interpretation. It's not like it is actually there as part of the GFFA...
darth-sinister posted:Anakin talked to Yoda because he's going over Obi-wan's head to the Grand Master of the Jedi Order. Yoda has 877 years of experience and wisdom. Far more than Obi-wan or even Mace Windu. As Lucas describes the scene, Anakin's going to the gods for help. Anakin went to Master Windu because he's the other senior Jedi Master there. And Mace was the one who sent Anakin to tell Palpatine that Obi-wan was now engaged in battle against Grievous. When Anakin arrives to tell him what he has learned, Mace is on his way with the other Posse members to give Palpatine an update. Anakin had shut off his comlink, so he couldn't inform him first. So they went to inform Palpatine and see to it that Palpatine hands over control back to the Senate.
ComicDiva posted:Forget about racism, where the hell are all the fat people in Star Wars? We only get Jabba the Hutt and he's disgusting!
