Fascism was a political philosophy based on militant totalitarianism.[2] The Galactic Empire and its successor state, the First Order,[3] were both considered fascist governments.[1][4] The Bith artist Janyor referred to the Galactic Empire as fascist, expressing his disgust with the propaganda piece Imperius Unitada ober Totallex's use of fascist imagery.[2] Similarly, during the Battle of Hoth, Rebel[4] Communications Officer[5] Toryn Farr had a moment where she questioned why she was the one
I think in that same interview he said he really liked Soviet movies, and how the directors in the Soviet Union or AES, could basically film whatever they wanted as long as it didn’t criticize the goverment too much and they didn’t film illegal stuff. He also called Disney white slavers, and that he was inspired by a bunch of guerrila movements, but specially the Vietcong, to create the rebel alliance.
George Lucas said himself the Empire was based on the American Empire with some well-placed Nazi aesthetics mixed in
So it’s not surprising Americans and corporate marketers alike would identify with space America
I think in that same interview he said he really liked Soviet movies, and how the directors in the Soviet Union or AES, could basically film whatever they wanted as long as it didn’t criticize the goverment too much and they didn’t film illegal stuff. He also called Disney white slavers, and that he was inspired by a bunch of guerrila movements, but specially the Vietcong, to create the rebel alliance.