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Originally posted by: drcrawn
Well, if you believe this, how do you explain the U.S. getting its ass kicked in Iraq? Hmm....The whole point was that the Empire was spread too thinly, and the rebel fighters prevailed, in that battle. The movie is totally fine with Ewoks. In fact I love the Ewoks, so cute, but smart. But i tell you what, there were boos when the credits rolled after Episode One...I bet nobody booed ROTJ....
I prefer to think of the last three films as an after thought. They are simply a mess for the average movie-goer.
I too have a lot of time for the Ewoks, I had an Ewok saver account in 1983 (neeeerrrrrrd). They're cute and they represent primitive knowhow battling superior technology and prevailing through sheer will and ingenuity. To see how far Lucas has strayed from his original points he once equated the Empire to the invading US in the Vietnam conflict, which would make the Ewoks and the rebels Charlie. But then this is a galaxy far, far away...
I agree that the PT films are an afterthought but I think it's a bit like this: The OT is the child and the PT is the afterbirth which Lucas is blindly holding up and praising while we all look on in horror and disgust.