‘Revenge of the Sith’s Most Politically Charged Line Isn’t the One You Think
Anakin Skywalker's line, "If you are not with me, then you are my enemy" sounds quite familiar to a quote by an American president during the 2000s.
"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause." When we think about politics and Star Wars, this is the line that most often comes to mind. Spoken by Senator Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) following the congressional takeover that effectively turned Senator Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) into Emperor, putting an end to the Republic, the line reflects the character's disillusionment with her fellow representatives and how easily they fell for the lies of a warmongering dictator. It is evoked frequently when personal freedoms are at stake, and yet, no one seems to quite care about it. More than that, they celebrate the rise of a new order that will just make everything worse for everyone.
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