I—and all the people of my world, the world you're threatening into submission—would rather die free than live under your fascist rule."" […] Was it worth it?""If only one other planet hears of what we've done, and decides to follow our lead…then yeah. It'll all be worth it.A young rebel rebukes Kylo Ren Fascism was a political philosophy based on militant totalitarianism.[2] The Galactic Empire and its successor state, the First Order,[3] were both considered fascist governments.[1][4] The Bith
I think in that same interview he said he really liked Soviet movies, and how the directors in the Soviet Union or AES, could basically film whatever they wanted as long as it didn’t criticize the goverment too much and they didn’t film illegal stuff. He also called Disney white slavers, and that he was inspired by a bunch of guerrila movements, but specially the Vietcong, to create the rebel alliance.
George Lucas said himself the Empire was based on the American Empire with some well-placed Nazi aesthetics mixed in
So it’s not surprising Americans and corporate marketers alike would identify with space America
I think in that same interview he said he really liked Soviet movies, and how the directors in the Soviet Union or AES, could basically film whatever they wanted as long as it didn’t criticize the goverment too much and they didn’t film illegal stuff. He also called Disney white slavers, and that he was inspired by a bunch of guerrila movements, but specially the Vietcong, to create the rebel alliance.