The Tusken Raiders

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are the Tusken Raiders the Palestinians of the Star Wars universe? You know, their planet has been conquered & occupied, they are forced out into the margins, and they fight back (largely ineffectually) with unspeakeable savagery.

― DV, Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

They are more like Saharan nomadic peoples. Their culture is nomadic (they weren't forced into it - at least not recently).

― David, Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't know, ask Tom Paulin [who managed to see Attack of the Clones as an allegory about the legitimacy of Bush's election victory, despite the film having been in production for.. how long?]

― N., Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There's more than a little American Indian/settler dynamic going on, of course, given Lucas' drawing on that part of his film upbringing. Someone pointed out on theforce.net how the one shot of Anakin overlooking the Tusken camp is reminiscent of a similar shot in The Searchers. Notably, the new film is the first time the Tusken Raiders have been shown in a, er, more 'human' light, ie with families and all, doubtless to further show how Anakin is starting to screw up given his reaction after finding his mom...

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Does that make Sadaam Husein Ja Ja? Or is it Osama Bin Kenobi?

― Queen G (no relation to Brad), Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I think Ariel Sharon looks a bit like Admiral Ackbar but without the lovely creases in his trousers.

― Jonnie, Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Main film shooting was complete in summer 2000, well before the election. Reshoots were done in summer 2001.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Do the Tusken Raiders only live on Tattoine, does anyone know?

are there any other types of Tusken people? You know, Tusken Accountants and that kind of thing?

― DV, Tuesday, 21 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tusken raiders? Or Tuscan raiders? Who raids Tuscany? Senior New Labour figures, that's who. Anakin is therefore kicking some supine pro-business ass, and all power to his lightsabre.

Probably not though...

― Nathan Barley, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Tusken Accountants always ride single file, to hide their numbers."

― Richard Jones, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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