Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 days ago"Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic..."lemmy.mlimagemessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1567arrow-down13
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minus-squareTiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down3·5 days ago Most of Star Wars is based on WW2 Who do you think the historical analogue for the Rebellion is? Star Wars is based on the Vietnam War.
minus-squareDavid_Eight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·5 days agoStar Wars isn’t just based on one thing. The empire definitely has a tint of Nazis, the plot is inspired by “The Hidden Fortress”, and yeah the Rebels are part Viet Cong.
minus-squareHerr_S_aus_H@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·4 days agoThe officers of the Empire are Nazis with english upper-class accents, so the british empire.
minus-squarePalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 days agoIt’s a combination of the two. All the spaceship combat and the Empire aesthetics in general is all WW2.
Who do you think the historical analogue for the Rebellion is?
Star Wars is based on the Vietnam War.
Star Wars isn’t just based on one thing. The empire definitely has a tint of Nazis, the plot is inspired by “The Hidden Fortress”, and yeah the Rebels are part Viet Cong.
The officers of the Empire are Nazis with english upper-class accents, so the british empire.
It’s a combination of the two. All the spaceship combat and the Empire aesthetics in general is all WW2.