Realistically the problem is that Lucas never stopped to ask himself “wait, isn’t this a slave army?” and no one had the power to call him out because he was George Lucas.
I think Lucas was pretty decided in his portrayal of declining republics and their fall into empire. The plot was a mess, and his inability to write dialog gives an even worse impression of it all, but I think the themes were well laid.
Realistically the problem is that Lucas never stopped to ask himself “wait, isn’t this a slave army?” and no one had the power to call him out because he was George Lucas.
I think Lucas was pretty decided in his portrayal of declining republics and their fall into empire. The plot was a mess, and his inability to write dialog gives an even worse impression of it all, but I think the themes were well laid.