Legend of the galactic heroes did it better. Both the republic and the empire in legend of the galactic heroes were being manipulated by merchants and a shadowy cult which the empire ended up rooting out but the republic was unable to .. And unlike Star wars, Legend of the galactic heroes didn't make the German-esqe empire look like the bad guys
Honestly you can't even compare the two. Star Wars is and always has been a science-fantasy hero story. LOTGH is an epic sci-fi space opera. They're in completely different leagues. It's like comparing Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings.
that one scene doesn't change the fact that they clearly made the empire to be some expy of the nazis. The stormtroopers is also based on German stormtroopers.
Legend of the galactic heroes did it better. Both the republic and the empire in legend of the galactic heroes were being manipulated by merchants and a shadowy cult which the empire ended up rooting out but the republic was unable to .. And unlike Star wars, Legend of the galactic heroes didn't make the German-esqe empire look like the bad guys
Honestly you can't even compare the two. Star Wars is and always has been a science-fantasy hero story. LOTGH is an epic sci-fi space opera. They're in completely different leagues. It's like comparing Harry Potter to Lord of the Rings.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xiYfn9kad9c
that one scene doesn't change the fact that they clearly made the empire to be some expy of the nazis. The stormtroopers is also based on German stormtroopers.
The entire point of the prequels is showing how the republic and Jedi order deserved their fates