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[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Many major Star Wars main trilogy and prequel plotlines have real-world analogues.

  • Main trilogy plot line: French Resistance
  • Prequel plot line: Hitler's rise to power
  • Palpatine gaining emergency powers from the Senate: Reichstag Fire Decree
  • Dissolving the Old Republic and forming an empire: First French Empire, Augustus's rise to power as Roman emperor
[–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Lucas is on record saying the OT was about the Vietnam war (in an interview he did with James Cameron I think)

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I thought that was very specifically referring to the ground battle on Endor in RotJ, not the whole trilogy.

In other sources he says it's a nod to WW2 (the trench run inspired by the Dam Busters, etc.) with imperial visual elements directly lifted from WW2 German designs

[–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You might be right yeh, I’ve only seen a clip of it

[–] MudMan@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

I'd say you guys are missing the point or the big picture, but I knew what I was getting into. Nerd away, it's cool.

[–] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

One of the episodes of Star Wars Visions was from a French animation studio and they very much emphasized that angle. It was great