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[–] Hupf@feddit.org 41 points 1 day ago (6 children)
[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is true, but everything is copied from everything else. Star Wars was written to the template of the Hero’s Story myth as outlined by Joseph Campbell, and the plot and several characters are taken from Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress. This is not conjecture, Lucas has openly said this.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Samurai movies and Spaghetti Westerners have been feeding on each other for decades. Star Wars was an apotheosis of sorts, marrying them both in a space opera.

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