Star Wars is only as complex as you want it to be

Published December 8, 2017 3:06pm ET



Americans don’t like politics. What they do like is Star Wars.

A new poll by the Morning Consult aimed to find out how Americans relate to the politics of Star Wars, or if they even acknowledge those themes at all. About 53 percent of the 2,200 respondents said they don’t see the Star Wars films as political—you might call these people the general audience. About 17 percent said the series was political, and of that group, 41 percent are bothered by Star Wars’ political tone. For these die-hards who love to debate the series’ message, the idea that Star Wars is just pure escapism is something akin to heresy.

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