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As a non-Wars guys, and thinking about the some of the reactions to the Canto Bight subplot, it occurred to me, what has the Empire or First Order done (onscreen) that is so bad?
I mean we are told they are Evil. They act all moustache twirling. Yeah they blew up a few planets, but they are at war.
But what have we seen? How are the people of the galaxy oppressed?
In the TPM, during the golden age of the Republic (the good guys), slavery exists. That sounds evil to me.
In ANH, with evil Palpatine in full power, farm life for Luke, while hard, looks free and unoppressed.
I think Rogue One sort of showed a bit of the tyranny on the common people.
But for me, that is one of the weaknesses of the modern SW relaunch, I don't want to be told the First Order is bad, I want to be shown their cruelty, their tyranny... I want to feel the plight and pain of the common citizen so that I root for the rebellion.
I dunno.... these are only half formed thoughts and filled with plot flaws.... but it is one of the reasons I applaud the Canto Bight plot, it is the first real attempt to show SW society and why there is a need for rebellion.
I mean we are told they are Evil. They act all moustache twirling. Yeah they blew up a few planets, but they are at war.
But what have we seen? How are the people of the galaxy oppressed?
In the TPM, during the golden age of the Republic (the good guys), slavery exists. That sounds evil to me.
In ANH, with evil Palpatine in full power, farm life for Luke, while hard, looks free and unoppressed.
I think Rogue One sort of showed a bit of the tyranny on the common people.
But for me, that is one of the weaknesses of the modern SW relaunch, I don't want to be told the First Order is bad, I want to be shown their cruelty, their tyranny... I want to feel the plight and pain of the common citizen so that I root for the rebellion.
I dunno.... these are only half formed thoughts and filled with plot flaws.... but it is one of the reasons I applaud the Canto Bight plot, it is the first real attempt to show SW society and why there is a need for rebellion.