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May 20, 2005
Just a quick, spoiler free, thought on Star Wars:
What I find most amusing about Episode 2 is the fact that they worked so hard to get so few clones-- 500,000 is not very many at all. Indeed, America alone has 1.4 million active duty soldiers-- and we only have 1 planet to police, not thousands. Nor do we face virtually unlimited hordes of droids...
Not that the clones are without attraction. The Galactic Republic is shown to be utterly without a military, and they were available relatively quickly. Also, the idea of taking raw conscripts and fresh from boot camp recruits into battle against all those robots is enough to give any commander nightmares. Additionally, using clones to fight a war significantly reduces the costs of war-- who’s sons are going off do die? No one’s. Just some cones...
What really gets me is the ability to churn out military hardware. Building a Star Destroyer would just about bankrupt planet Earth as it is currently. Didja notice all those mini-destroyers at the end of Clones? And let’s not forget the walkers, the flying personnel carriers, etc that the clone army seemed to already have from minute one of the war. Perhaps the Clone Masters of Camino I have some sort of deal with the Weapon Makers of Camino II? Act now and you’ll not only receive our patented clone technology, but also all the equipment they’ll need to fight a war! How much would you expect to pay for this? Just good manners and lots of cash! Don’t hesitate, operators are standing by...
And the whole problem is magnified by the beginning of Episode III, where after 2 years of war and only no reinforcements, the Clone army seems to be manning a whole lot of equipment...
None of which will stop me from seeing the movie yet again...
Posted by Andrew at May 20, 2005 02:40 PM
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