• Nihilore@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Lucas is on record saying the OT was about the Vietnam war (in an interview he did with James Cameron I think)

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      11 months ago

      I thought that was very specifically referring to the ground battle on Endor in RotJ, not the whole trilogy.

      In other sources he says it’s a nod to WW2 (the trench run inspired by the Dam Busters, etc.) with imperial visual elements directly lifted from WW2 German designs

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      11 months ago

      I’d say you guys are missing the point or the big picture, but I knew what I was getting into. Nerd away, it’s cool.