RoccondilRinon said:
He only took off the helmet. (The idea that he only burned the suit is EU and can be disregarded if an editor desires.)

I agree. I find the thought of Luke undressing his dead father a bit unsettling.

RoccondilRinon said:
LOL I meant that Ken Colley, who plays Piett, plays Jesus in Life of Brian. Wasn't touching on symbolism and I don't think Star Wars is necessarily allegorical at all, however much it may have been inspired by historical events. (eg. Palpatine's rise echoes any number of historical dictators, from Caesar to Hitler, but isn't meant to represent any particular one.)

I found it mildly amusing in the ESB DVD commentary track when Lucas seems to have a Freudian slip and refers to the Imperials as "the Nazis." I forget where exactly.