Everyone watching The Phantom Menace in 1999: “Why does this matter? Tarrifs and blockades of trade routes in outer space?” George Lucas in 2025: - ThreadSky

footballlibrettist.bsky.social•61 days ago

"I cawl for a voute of noe carnfidance"

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alanmayday.bsky.social•61 days ago

Sadly, we'd better off with The Emperor and Darth Vader than what we've actually got.

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magsluvs.bsky.social•55 days ago

I decided to watch Star Wars chronologically, every cartoon and series created. I decided it would be my side quest. I'm up to the Clone Wars (the cartoon) I'm halfway through season 3 and it's hitting pretty hard, the accuracy is unnerving considering it was made in 2008.

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oetepetete.bsky.social•61 days ago

Still my fav 🤷

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herrmckenzie.bsky.social•61 days ago

First Terminator does this to, “The year is 2029”

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riflessodiluna.bsky.social•57 days ago

Ha ha!!!

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irish-pawpaw.bsky.social•61 days ago

Damned psychics

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alexotron.bsky.social•60 days ago

apart from the current world situation it's also funny how the phantom menace was mocked relentlessley for having "complicated and boring politics, nobody cares about in a star wars movie" and now Andor is considered peak Star Wars.

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rstpierre.bsky.social•61 days ago

Better yet… Musk literally looks like the trade federation viceroy 😂😂😂

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marginalsc.bsky.social•61 days ago

It wasn't supposed to be a roadmap.

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andystoin.bsky.social•61 days ago

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dave-mueller.bsky.social•61 days ago

🤣🤣

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slackingpro.bsky.social•61 days ago

I doubt George Lucas is laughing. I imagine he's very concerned along with everyone else.

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aldrichpatrick.bsky.social•61 days ago

Still an awful movie.

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dkomaran.bsky.social•61 days ago

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abjurer.bsky.social•61 days ago

Me in 2005: That's a good line, but a little heavy-handed.

Me in 2025: Fuck, that wasn't heavy-handed enough.

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rlowery.bsky.social•58 days ago

It's sad that prequels literally had a thesis statement, and half of us still missed it.

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hognebp.bsky.social•61 days ago

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englebert3rd.bsky.social•60 days ago

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masonman250.bsky.social•61 days ago

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bfd313.bsky.social•60 days ago

I was thinking a couple of weeks ago how funny it is that so many people took such issue with Lucas using taxes and tariffs for the reason for galactic war.

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scottdagostino.ca•61 days ago

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thewritingchef.bsky.social•61 days ago

A leader using political instability and fear to expand his power?

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xaveriusgarza.bsky.social•61 days ago

Yup...and what's to come...right down the "The Emperor".

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hnizdobeznadeje.bsky.social•61 days ago

I mean, the main objection was not that it was unrealistic... I would also point out that it was both incredibly boring AND clearly failed to teach americans about creeping rise of authoritarianism. Sorry George, but that's a double failure as far as I'm concerned.

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ljhuck.bsky.social•61 days ago

Omg this is so true. And Chuck Schumer is chancellor Valorum.

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chaostorgo.bsky.social•61 days ago

George Lucas was always ahead of his time and on the right side of history. 🎬💙🚀

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hnizdobeznadeje.bsky.social•61 days ago

If only he was a better director too... Imagine if people actually paid attention to plot of the Phantom Menace instead of being instantly bored to sleep. This whole administration could have been avoided :(

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forkedtailstudio.bsky.social•61 days ago

Fact

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mastafran.com•61 days ago

It's still was an uninteresting way to present it.

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xzuko.bsky.social•58 days ago

😆

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wbrushing.bsky.social•61 days ago

MAGA: WOKE LIBERALS STOP MAKING STAR WARS POLITICAL

Lucas: Bitch, I made Star Wars political in 1977 when I made the protagonists members of a freedom-loving alliance dedicated to the overthrow of an evil fascist empire.

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actuallevi.bsky.social•61 days ago

More specifically, the Rebels were based on the Viet Cong and the evil empire was the United States.

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rlowery.bsky.social•58 days ago

Not to mention that after the fascists were defeated, the New Republic was so wrapped up in policy and procedures that they allowed fascism to sweep back over them.

In 20 years we'll be saying the same things about the sequel trilogy. "Ka's a wheel."

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theveganbutcher.bsky.social•61 days ago

To be fair, it’s fucking boring in a space western.

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thief-of-kings.bsky.social•60 days ago

The prequels are fascinating because they contain such a brilliant and interesting concept completely detailed by Lucas having too much personal control and being too autistic to write human dialogue.

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tommysandesu.bsky.social•61 days ago

If you are in the US. Yeah... It's like someone is doing drugs but you're the one facing consequences. I know it's unfortunate. 🙃🤡🇺🇸🥚🐔🇷🇺🍗

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jonraptorthrust.bsky.social•61 days ago

Ok, so Lucas is Nostradamus now. Movie still sucked. 😜

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apocalypse3dx.bsky.social•61 days ago

George tried to warn us in 1999 that fascism would rise through the seemly banal and boring, like trade agreements, tariffs, and Senate hearings.

Just like he warned us in 77 that evil and fascism thrive on fear, ignorance, and complacency.

And that good people are the backbone of the rebellion.

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jackalovski.bsky.social•61 days ago

Oh god don’t me update this meme 😭

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you2cool.bsky.social•61 days ago

you know, Quasimodo predicted all this

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rednightowl.bsky.social•55 days ago

Lucas tried to warn us and then 77 million people joined the Sith and we got Trump.

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rpgz.bsky.social•61 days ago

that's one movie I didn't see

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fatdog707.bsky.social•60 days ago

Who'd have thought that Jarjar Binks was so prescient?😂

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brianmorales.bsky.social•61 days ago

Notice, you thought I would not.

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shoulderoforion.bsky.social•61 days ago

well that's dissapointing

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cathswalan.bsky.social•61 days ago

Thank you!

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damnstraight42.bsky.social•61 days ago

Uncanny 😳🔥

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angrychango.bsky.social•61 days ago

Mother fucker, no! I cant unseen it now!
Im crying/laughing.

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cerrseien.bsky.social•61 days ago

You may have had a point if they had shown us Nabooeans ... Nabooans ... the people of Naboo suffering from the blockade. Show, not tell.

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falconpunch777.bsky.social•61 days ago

He was trying to warn us. I can't believe there were some morons that thought this plot was complicated. "Evil, rich people take over planet with their own private army and the government won't do anything about it."

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shadowrunner27.bsky.social•61 days ago

.......OH NO

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