katy ✨ to [email protected] • 1 year agostar wars is too woke i like the show about the socialist utopia rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up11.08K
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink39•edit-21 year agoGeorge Lucas has said that it was the Vietnam War that inspired the conflict in Star Wars, with the Empire representing the US, but also the rebels could represent the US against the British Empire from the Revolutionary War.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoVery interesting! I knew the Vietnam thing but I’m not into Star Wars.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year agoI don’t recall reading that anywhere. I do remember seeing WW2 referenced, especially with respect to the dogfights.
George Lucas has said that it was the Vietnam War that inspired the conflict in Star Wars, with the Empire representing the US, but also the rebels could represent the US against the British Empire from the Revolutionary War.
Very interesting! I knew the Vietnam thing but I’m not into Star Wars.
I don’t recall reading that anywhere. I do remember seeing WW2 referenced, especially with respect to the dogfights.