Direct allegory for a lot of conflicts.
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oeverbloem@feddit.nl 5 months ago
I mean, Star Wars was meant to be a direct allegory for the War in Vietnam so….
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 months ago
0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Didn’t actually know that.
Forester@yiffit.net 5 months ago
Yeah, the rebels are supposed to be the Viet Cong…
ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 5 months ago
Eh, the source for much of the pacing and plot arcs is taken directly from Akira Kurosawa’s “Hidden Fortress” and that predates the Vietnam War by quite a bit. But sure, everything made at the time was of course influenced by the Vietnam War. But the Rebels being Viet Cong is a reach of galactic proportions.
Forester@yiffit.net 5 months ago
I mean I’m literally quoting George but okay. youtu.be/fv9Jq_mCJEo?si=Hm6tIqYHVxRugu2z. Learn your source material