![]() I’m not saying George Lucas is any kind of hidden genius or anything, but I do think the movie has at least a few things going on in it that are genuinely interesting that aren’t readily apparent. Take this a bit further with a Black actor being chosen over Orson Welles during the casting process as the voice of the Jesus painting, and it’s possible to infer that the machine overlords who run society have relegated the duties of religion to a black man, part of the entertainment caste, which would mean they they also consider religion to be part of the entertainment sector for the human population. ![]() ![]() The implication is that Black people are kept away from the Caucasian population and raised from birth to believe they are not real but holograms instead in order to serve strictly as an entertainment caste. Before that point we see other black people on the hologram TV. We see that the only Black character in the film who interacts with the two main characters firmly believes himself to be a hologram. My favorite part has to do with the issue of race in the movie. I love this movie even though it certainly tries too hard in a lot of places. Its clear that Lucas wanted to make a film that kids would like, but he also has a very strong authorial stamp that he wants to plant on his films and given that the prequels would be a commercial success no matter what, he finally, for the first time since THX 1138 had license to use it. ![]()
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