Originally posted by: Jumpman
Interesting points. I chalk this up to Lucas trying to make the Star Wars universe more vast than what we've previously seen because, we are in the golden age of the Republic where the interactions of all the civilizations is normal.
Interesting points. I chalk this up to Lucas trying to make the Star Wars universe more vast than what we've previously seen because, we are in the golden age of the Republic where the interactions of all the civilizations is normal.
The golden age? Lucas has always described the end period of the Republic as a period of balkanization and unresponsive government. He even got a little of that into the PT. Even within the context of myth, the golden age predates the republic, because it implies rule by a benevolent god.