The prequels were about a liberal democracy collapsing into fascism, which is a very good concept, too bad Lucas can't write for shit.
The Jedi are also (probably unintentionally) portrayed as an unelected group of moralistic weirdos lording over everyone. Their moral code really gets shown for what it is when they're willing to negotiate with a slave owner. ”Oh, you don't take Republic credits, I'm sorry, let me get you some other money”, fuck that, John Brown his racist caricature ass.
i don't think the problems with the jedi are unintentional. They're shown to be short-sighted, stagnant, and the source of many of the problems they're trying to solve. I think sometimes that doesn't come across well because jedi are weird and mythical to most characters in Star Wars, so most of what gets said about them comes from Jedi themselves.
The prequels show them getting easily tricked into being military leaders for Palpatine to consolidate power, and then they're rapidly liquidated once they're no longer useful.
The prequels were about a liberal democracy collapsing into fascism, which is a very good concept, too bad Lucas can't write for shit.
The Jedi are also (probably unintentionally) portrayed as an unelected group of moralistic weirdos lording over everyone. Their moral code really gets shown for what it is when they're willing to negotiate with a slave owner.
”Oh, you don't take Republic credits, I'm sorry, let me get you some other money”, fuck that, John Brown his racist caricature ass.
i don't think the problems with the jedi are unintentional. They're shown to be short-sighted, stagnant, and the source of many of the problems they're trying to solve. I think sometimes that doesn't come across well because jedi are weird and mythical to most characters in Star Wars, so most of what gets said about them comes from Jedi themselves.
The prequels show them getting easily tricked into being military leaders for Palpatine to consolidate power, and then they're rapidly liquidated once they're no longer useful.