Samuel
I just watched ep IV for the first time in a long time immediately after catching up with Andor and I gotta agree with Will lmao
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social· 8 May 2025
It actually is super interesting to find the hidden political values underneath seemingly apolitical works of pop culture - Lord of the Rings' inherent conservatism, for instance - but I think even by THOSE standards the original Star Wars trilogy is basically political inert.
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Samuel
honestly “people who look freaky and alien are bad and scary” is its most coherent political message
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Samuel
hate to give ep9 any credit (one of my most hated movies) but it was very progressive to make the slug man a good guy
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Samuel
@samuel.fm
IMO unfair to malign the poor slug as homophobic. He was just standing there minding his own business, it was JJ’s editing! #FreeKlaud
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