A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . So begins the Star Wars saga that captured the world by storm and has held its attention for almost half a century. In a galaxy held in terror by its oppressive emperor and his right-hand man Darth Vader, a rebel alliance springs forth to combat the injustice but is heavily attacked. Enter the young hero Luke Skywalker, a farm boy from the desert planet of Tatooine with dreams of adventure. When his home and family are destroyed by agents of the empire, Luke sets out with veteran Jedi warrior Obi-wan Kenobi to help the alliance. On his journey, he meets charming smuggler Han Solo and his Wookie co-pilot Chewbacca and the feisty Princess Leia. Together, they forge a powerful bond and help lead the rebellion to victory. Over-simplified, I know, but it would take too long if I tried to summarize differently.
Though I have seen these movies countless times, I had never really noticed the people on each side. With the Imperials, everyone was a white male in the same kind of uniform, nothing differing one man from another except the bands that told their rank. Amongst the Rebel Alliance, there were males and females, differing nationalities, and even different species. Where the Empire was composed of carbon copies, the Rebel Alliance had a conglomeration of varying peoples. Perhaps this is reading too much into it but it seems that there comes a certain strength from diversity. With each person comes a certain specialty and a different point of view that could be critical in helping give a fully rounded view to any situation. On the other hand, when everyone is the same, there is not any innovative thought. That could be why when the Empire could not capture the Millennium Falcon, it called in bounty hunters; they could not think of any creative ways because they were all the same.
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