Reply #20: Hey, Diclotican, good to see you, friend, and yeah I do agree...

[bridgit]

The visceral, negative reaction to the image of Nazi Fascism is a powerful one. And while George addressed many of the same Nazi traits in THX 1138 - with chrome, jack booted baton wielding robot centurions, that piece - THX - was less successful commercially. Even tough THX found a way to object most pro-actively then finding his little place in the sun at the end for his efforts


When George reintroduced the future, he did so with easier to recognize, more time-tested Nazi imagery that ended up slapping Star Wars onto T-shirts and lunch boxes round the world - unsuccessful commercialism solved so I do agree

The image of black leather clad Nazism (they were certainly dapper in their costume) remains a visceral one to this day - that seems better suited in some cases and perhaps less so in others :hi: