Happy Second Star Wars day!! Today is the day the original Star Wars A New Hope debuted in theaters back in 1977. In honor of this, our episode today talks about politics in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith. Many people have complained recently about how Star Wars has become political. Well Ethan and Alex are here to talk about how Revenge of the Sith was actually controversial when it first came out because of the perceived political overtones. Moral of the story is that Star Wars has always been political.

Links to the Sources we used:

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/movies/latest-star-wars-movie-is-quickly-politicized.html

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/star-wars-saga-ends-with-jab-at-bushs-empire-20050517-gdlbvc.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sith-invites-bush-comparisons/

https://www.today.com/popculture/new-star-wars-anti-bush-flick-wbna7750917

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-05-18-0505180309-story.html