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True confession: I still argue that Ewoks are awesome. Like...regularly. Today, even. And this is what my argument boils down to each time.
1. Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The Ewoks live in a world of wonders. So randomly proclaiming something's a god isn't that bad, because to their adorable little minds, everything is magical and at least the shiny gold man is talking to them.
2. They're bloody-minded little bastards. Ewoks are sapient space hamster people. How is that not awesome?
3. They're ridiculously clever, but storm troopers are also kind of stupid. They weren't prepared to fight any sort of resistance. They're probably not trained for jungle planets, they're using faulty equipment, and shit probably went wrong in the clone factory. So it's not too ridiculous that the bloody-minded space hamsters that are really good at appropriating other people's stuff beat them.
4. If the Ewoks got into the Star Trek universe, they would have beaten the Borg first thing. The Borg would see them and go right the fuck back to the Delta Quadrant. "...we are Borg. We just remembered we left the oven on. You will be assimilated at a later date."
5. The Ewok thing can be seen as allegory for Vietnam. Even if it's not a perfect comparison, it makes the movie more interesting when you view it that way.
1. Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. The Ewoks live in a world of wonders. So randomly proclaiming something's a god isn't that bad, because to their adorable little minds, everything is magical and at least the shiny gold man is talking to them.
2. They're bloody-minded little bastards. Ewoks are sapient space hamster people. How is that not awesome?
3. They're ridiculously clever, but storm troopers are also kind of stupid. They weren't prepared to fight any sort of resistance. They're probably not trained for jungle planets, they're using faulty equipment, and shit probably went wrong in the clone factory. So it's not too ridiculous that the bloody-minded space hamsters that are really good at appropriating other people's stuff beat them.
4. If the Ewoks got into the Star Trek universe, they would have beaten the Borg first thing. The Borg would see them and go right the fuck back to the Delta Quadrant. "...we are Borg. We just remembered we left the oven on. You will be assimilated at a later date."
5. The Ewok thing can be seen as allegory for Vietnam. Even if it's not a perfect comparison, it makes the movie more interesting when you view it that way.