How the Vietnam War Inspired George Lucas' Star Wars Vision
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Star Wars' original trilogy had many inspirations, but one of George Lucas' main influences on the world-building of the films was the Vietnam War.
  • QuarterSwede@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    8 months ago

    Star Wars was influenced by a lot of things. Lucas has talked extensively about where the ideas came from.

  • TheControlled@lemmy.worldEnglish
    121·
    8 months ago

    Literally all movies were influenced by the Vietnam War in that era. That’s like saying 2000s and 2010s movies are influenced by the Middle East Wars.

  • siftmama@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    8 months ago

    You should listen to the Rest is History podcast episode 412: Romans in Space: Star Wars, Dune, and Beyond

  • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    If I remember correctly, George Lucas was involved with Apocalypse Now before splitting off to work on Star Wars, so its definitely plausible that there was conceptual carry over between the two.