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Hey, there's some originality in Star Wars. I think. I mean, one of the most iconic things from Star Wars was the light saber - which I think has no precedent.
And was a double sunset done before? I feel like surely there must have been something, at least in prose. But maybe not? Either way, that scene was absolutely brilliant - an homage and bridge from classic Westerns in cinema to futuristic science fiction.
@Isaac Kuo Double sun? Prolly not in movies or TV to that time, making it look right would've been hard. Really I don't think there's any original ideas there, but a unique blend of things that had been seen before. Actually the Millenium Falcon might've been the most original, I mean basically a space semi-truck was a new idea.
The Jedi are based on Samurai. Lucas was a big fan of Kurasawa and so the light sabres are just a sci-fi reworking of Samurai swords. I still think SW was great until Lucas got bought out, at least.
@Khurram Wadee The two handed techniques used in the first Star Wars movie definitely show samurai movie heritage and inspiration, but you can't just call the light saber "just" a reworking of the katana.
Like ... this idea that a light saber can be used to block blasters. That's just ... kinda weird and out there.
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The gun turret armament is inspired by WWII bombers, although the weird artificial gravity directions and orientation of the tunnels leading to them is a weird science fiction twist.
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in reply to π΄ Seph π πΎ • • •Hey, there's some originality in Star Wars. I think. I mean, one of the most iconic things from Star Wars was the light saber - which I think has no precedent.
And was a double sunset done before? I feel like surely there must have been something, at least in prose. But maybe not? Either way, that scene was absolutely brilliant - an homage and bridge from classic Westerns in cinema to futuristic science fiction.
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in reply to π΄ Seph π πΎ • • •@Khurram Wadee The two handed techniques used in the first Star Wars movie definitely show samurai movie heritage and inspiration, but you can't just call the light saber "just" a reworking of the katana.
Like ... this idea that a light saber can be used to block blasters. That's just ... kinda weird and out there.
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in reply to π΄ Seph π πΎ • • •@π΄ Seph π πΎ I suppose the Millennium Falcon draws on the tradition of the tramp steamer, such as in The African Queen.
The gun turret armament is inspired by WWII bombers, although the weird artificial gravity directions and orientation of the tunnels leading to them is a weird science fiction twist.