@ooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down115
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minus-square@leftzero@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish13•5 months ago It’s not, it’s a rip off of Lord of the Rings. Wasn’t it a rip-off of Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress…? (And the ship designs from Christin & Mézières’ Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent.)
minus-square@Jakdracula@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-25 months agoLucas even says he copied lotr. Lucas has often cited The Lord of the Rings as a major influence on Star Wars.
minus-square@Soggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•5 months agoThs Lord of the Rings is a major influence on damn near every piece of fantasy written since it was published.
Wasn’t it a rip-off of Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress…?
(And the ship designs from Christin & Mézières’ Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent.)
Lucas even says he copied lotr.
Lucas has often cited The Lord of the Rings as a major influence on Star Wars.
Ths Lord of the Rings is a major influence on damn near every piece of fantasy written since it was published.
Especially with Star Wars _