I have a nagging suspicion that at least some of the opinions are taken out of context. I mean, Ursula LeGuin, of all people? I am not familiar with her most recent career, but she did fantasy, the "timeless vision of good and evil" stuff! (see A Wizard of Earthsea and its follow-ups). Looks as the author collected comments about Lucas' saga from various established writers, and reshaped it to fit his thesis.
Either that, or I'll lose faith in all quoted authorities. Saying that a film with futuristic decorations must indeed try to predict the future, is as silly as claiming that a film set in the past should be a historical drama dealing with serious sociological issues of depicted era - otherwise it's passe!
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