Well, this is why I said I struggled to understand the piece. On the one hand he says "[t]he apotheosis of Darth Vader was truly disgusting", while on the othe

Well, this is why I said I struggled to understand the piece. On the one hand he says "[t]he apotheosis of Darth Vader was truly disgusting", while on the other he says "Does entertainment have to have an outcome? We were doing it for fun". The two don't sit very comfortably together. I think it's important to study the cultural impact of significant works of art and fiction, and I'm sure Star Wars counts as significant (I'm less sure if it's had much cultural impact beyond encouraging 30+ years of children to play with lightsabers). But I have no real idea whether this guy actually believes Lucas - and Yoda! - are really evil or if he's just enjoying a bit of self-aggrandising publicity.