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Revenge of the Neocons
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
10:49 PM
In the Washington Post review of Revenge of the Sith, Dan Froomkin gets jiggy with the symbolism:
"Revenge of the Sith," it turns out, can also be seen as a cautionary tale for our time -- a blistering critique of the war in Iraq, a reminder of how democracies can give up their freedoms too easily, and an admonition about the seduction of good people by absolute power.
Some film critics suggest it could be the biggest anti-Bush blockbuster since "Fahrenheit 9/11."
(Have there been that many candidates? Did I miss them? :)
Regardless, he has an annotated list of international reactions.
This is not the press reading unintended symbolism into the movie. Lucas was overt about it at Cannes:
'I didn't think it was going to get quite this close,' he said of the parallels between the Nixon era and the current Bush presidency, which has been sacrificing freedoms in the interests of national security. 'It is just one of those re-occurring things. I hope this doesn't come true in our country. Maybe the film will awaken people to the situation of how dangerous it is.'
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