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Originally Posted by htismaqe
Just think of the political overtones though. When the original movies were made, we were at the height of the Cold War. The Republican Rebels were "spreading democracy" and the Soviet-like Imperials were ruling the galaxy with an iron fist.
30 years later, the Republican Rebels are horrible, freedom is corrupt and evil, and the Imperial insurgents are the new champions of the common man.
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See this actually scares me now, because the hamfisted political commentary in Into Darkness was so stupid.
I have a feeling the Imperials are going to be out of the picture completely though.