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May 25, 2005
Sith: Not a fun, popcorn-and-Coke flick?
In Benton, Arkansas, Benton Courier news editor Richard Duke asserts that "politics" have no place in a "flick," and in fact, George Lucas is sullying the memory of Duke's father: "Maybe this is what the left needs to get over the past two elections. The sad part is that I and many other people want to watch Star Wars because of the escapism it provides. It is one of the only memories I have with my father, who died when I was 7... He took me to the Plaza Twin in Jonesboro one Sunday night to see the space opera, and I will forever remember the experience. There are millions more like us—people who don't want our politics questioned when we go to a fun, popcorn-and-Coke flick... [Lucas] doesn't even realize that he is basically mocking a large number of people who have supported his films by sitting them down and saying, "Here is my movie, and by the way, you are dumb sheep led to slaughter..." .. I'll probably go and enjoy the heck out of it, but can I be absolutely sure of it? Well, of course not. Only a Sith Lord—or a red-state redneck with no culture or logic—deals in absolutes."
Posted by at May 25, 2005 02:37 PM
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