Seán-Patrick Burke @jawsvthereturn.bsky.social

This is a pretty obvious / already talked about one, but STAR WARS is space Vietnam.

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Steamed Headcrabs @steamedheadcrabs.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 15:40 UTC

I feel like George Lucas pats himself on the back too much about this. He was clearly mostly inspired by the evil empire vs rebels dynamic from Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. (Not saying there was no Vietnam War parallels. But it was clearly more just Flash Gordon.)

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Cherry💣Bot @cherrybot.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 14:17 UTC

...it is? Not saying you're wrong, but it's the first time I've heard that particular take.

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