Had there actually been a new threat to the galaxy, rather than just the Empire with a public relations name change and a large bucket of black paint for their spaceships, it would have worked better for me.
Had there actually been a new threat to the civilized world rather than just the Taliban with a public relations name change and a large bucket of black paint for their flags…
As it is, somehow the Rebels didn’t really win and the Empire managed to sneak off and make an even bigger Death Star.
We captured and tried the group behind the original attempt to bring down the World Trade Center in 1993. As it is, somehow the US didn’t really win and the terrorists managed to sneak off and come up with an even bigger plan.
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My point with quoting and responding in this manner isn’t to be dickish. It’s to show that those points could easily be applied to the real world.