@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-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish15•5 months agoStar wars was always just a world war II movie rip off.
minus-square@darkpanda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish17•5 months agoTo be fair World War II was kind of a World War I rip off.
minus-squarePons_Aeliuslinkfedilink5•5 months agoThe battle scenes are a direct ww2 rip off. (Ships in space having dog fights and flying like planes in atmosphere.) The story takes many elements from Dune.
minus-square@lud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months agoThe battle scenes in WW2 are a direct WW1 rip off. (Ships in the ocean fighting and floating like ships in water)
minus-square@steeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoA lot of the side character archetypes/interactions are stolen from Hidden Fortress too. Like the two drunks becoming the bickering droids.
Star wars was always just a world war II movie rip off.
To be fair World War II was kind of a World War I rip off.
The battle scenes are a direct ww2 rip off. (Ships in space having dog fights and flying like planes in atmosphere.)
The story takes many elements from Dune.
The battle scenes in WW2 are a direct WW1 rip off. (Ships in the ocean fighting and floating like ships in water)
A lot of the side character archetypes/interactions are stolen from Hidden Fortress too. Like the two drunks becoming the bickering droids.