Separatists as a villain are... whow. Such a mess.
First, the Sith (and Sith-adjacent, i.e. Asajj). Okay, Zomg Evul, a valid narrative choice, moving on.
Second, the Evils of Capitalism (Trade Federation, TechnoUnion, etc). Which get mentioned in Ep II and then almost never brought up again. And like, TCW predates the Disney acquisition, but I still find it intensely hilarious that the Disney is EXACTLY the kind of sprawling organization the Prequels half-assedly claimed as The Bad Guys.
Third, the droids. Which would be so convenient as a villain in a war story! They're the "emotionless, mindless horde" that our heroes can mercilessly cut down without any pesky moral questions attached! ...only by playing the "rogers" for laughs as much as TCW does, they become neither emotionless nor mindless (dumb or not, they do think). Combine that with having actual droid protagonists and it's uhhhhhhhhhhh uncomfortable. Slightly.
The show did touch on "Separatists are people"! For half an episode. Then Mina Bonteri got killed off for plot reasons, and we never get back to that again.
For the WWII movies, I was thinking the more about modern ones, like Saving Private Ryan, which on one hand play the "War Is Hell" card, but on the other portray the war as a good and just cause. That would fit the TCW tone as well.
OT being like Vietcong vs US military -- oooh, that's a cool comparison and yeah, I can see it.
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Separatists as a villain are... whow. Such a mess.
First, the Sith (and Sith-adjacent, i.e. Asajj). Okay, Zomg Evul, a valid narrative choice, moving on.
Second, the Evils of Capitalism (Trade Federation, TechnoUnion, etc). Which get mentioned in Ep II and then almost never brought up again. And like, TCW predates the Disney acquisition, but I still find it intensely hilarious that the Disney is EXACTLY the kind of sprawling organization the Prequels half-assedly claimed as The Bad Guys.
Third, the droids. Which would be so convenient as a villain in a war story! They're the "emotionless, mindless horde" that our heroes can mercilessly cut down without any pesky moral questions attached! ...only by playing the "rogers" for laughs as much as TCW does, they become neither emotionless nor mindless (dumb or not, they do think). Combine that with having actual droid protagonists and it's uhhhhhhhhhhh uncomfortable. Slightly.
The show did touch on "Separatists are people"! For half an episode. Then Mina Bonteri got killed off for plot reasons, and we never get back to that again.
For the WWII movies, I was thinking the more about modern ones, like Saving Private Ryan, which on one hand play the "War Is Hell" card, but on the other portray the war as a good and just cause. That would fit the TCW tone as well.
OT being like Vietcong vs US military -- oooh, that's a cool comparison and yeah, I can see it.