The one-problem with ‘Star Trek’ it is supposed to be exploring space & not interfering with other planets’ beings’ development, but it still has a lot of violence-wars. I think this comes right from the inventor/creator of ‘Star Trek’s experiences in great war. I wish I could create something as successful as he did, just my own story - more politics & thus activism involved & lead good characters not using violence & war as candy for viewers entertainment.
I grew-up with ‘Star Wars’ (like almost all other Space & SciFi entertainment) that was really about war, not peace & the true work it takes to get there-maintaining it. Then matured into the person I am & chose ‘Star Trek’ over ‘Star Wars’ (let alone almost all other Space & SciFi entertainment), because closest to exploration through peace & the true work it takes to get there-maintaining it.
Thus, my favorite Space & SciFi entertainment now are D S 9 & T N G.
Are you talking about the movies 1-3 or original movies by release date 4-6? I can only assume you are talking about movies 1-6, since Anakin & his arc (starting as Anakin to ‘Darth Vader’ back to Anakin, with the last breaths of him) was in all of them. Which makes what G. Lucas said makes no sense. Nice try, G. Lucas! I was not born yesterday, but I was a huge fan, until discovered that violence & wars are the reason ‘Star Wars’ became famous. Strip that out & not enough people care about any of the movies, because scripts fall apart.
If I could get G. Lucas to take my question serious:
Why did not the rebels Non-Violent protest-activism to achieve their shortest term of “peace” or however one wants to call it? Like equally outmatched, if not even more, Indigenous people of the country of India (lead by Mahatma Gandhi) VS UK & The Black/African-American people, in The USA, (lead by Martin Luther King Jr.) winning some USA Constitutional Civil Rights VS the racist USA (including most of the politicians) which both used only Non-Violent protests-activism.
They did, Palpatine responded by landing his shuttle on top of the protestors, crushing them.
Are you talking about my reply?
If so, how does that apply to my reply?
You asked why the Rebels didn’t peacefully protest in lore, I was answering you, the Rebels did try peaceful protest at first, and again Palpatine committed atrocities on them in response.
I do not know exactly what you mean by lore, I am guessing you mean ‘Star Wars’ legend (for lack of better word), but let me say it does even matter to my point, so I would just concede what you are saying is true.
My overriding point, which I thought was obvious, especially with the, just tiny sample of many cases, examples I gave, that peace activism works! It might take the time (but really should not take time, time is really based upon the peace activist commitments to their goals & the amount of them; Anotherwards, it takes patience & relative to perspective & understanding of the reality) & after achieved, be ready to take on others (internal, external or combination of both), but it works!
Yet in ‘Star Wars’ (almost all other SciFi entertainment one can think of, let alone ‘Star Trek’) the creators rush right pass, not even portraying it is possibility, or (as you say happened in ‘Star Wars’) through a ridiculously short attempts at it. That big BLANKING problem! Insulting to people power & peaceful protest!