Gina (she/they)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat are some franchises with characters that personify countries?message-squaremessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up153arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some franchises with characters that personify countries?Gina (she/they)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoWhile not about France, the prominent example that comes to mind is Star Wars personifying the United States as the Empire.
minus-squareMBech@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI thought it was supposed to portray the Soviet Union as the empire?
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoReturn of the Jedi with the Ewoks fighting the Empire is a direct reference to the Vietnam war. Although the easier to see reference for the Empire is Nazi Germany.
While not about France, the prominent example that comes to mind is Star Wars personifying the United States as the Empire.
I thought it was supposed to portray the Soviet Union as the empire?
Return of the Jedi with the Ewoks fighting the Empire is a direct reference to the Vietnam war.
Although the easier to see reference for the Empire is Nazi Germany.