I was reading this article in Yahoo UK talking about the "political messages" in the latest and final episode of Star Wars.
I found it interesting that some people read into Anakin Skywalker's warning to Obi-Wan Kenobi "If you're not with me, you're my enemy". The article mentions that it reminded many of Bush's post-September 11 declaration: "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
However, it was not the first time such a phrase was used in movies. In the epic MGM Technicolor blockbuster Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1959) Roman Tribune Messala (Stephen Boyd) offers Juda Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston)and ultimatum: either Ben Hur was with him in eliminating the Jewish rebellion or against him.
See the movie (if you have not) for the rest of the story.
our lady president, gloria macapagal-arroyo also said the same thing. either we are with her or we are with the terrorists, so she said. i think it was one of the most stupid things she ever said!
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