How the Vietnam War Inspired George Lucas’ Star Wars Vision
(It was based on his admiration for the Viet Cong)
https://www.cbr.com/george-lucas-vietnam-war-star-wars-inspiration/
How the Vietnam War Inspired George Lucas’ Star Wars Vision
(It was based on his admiration for the Viet Cong)
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Lucas cherry picked influences from a LOT of places.
The storm troopers were borrowed from Nazi Germany.
I’ve read that the first concept of a ‘space opera’ was inspired by some Japanese sword fighting fugitive movie (forget the name)
I have noticed myself that A LOT of the place names are slight variations of those borrowed from the old testament