ooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down115cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareJakdracula@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down3·5 months agoIt’s not, it’s a rip off of Lord of the Rings. Also, Harry Potter is a rip off of Star Wars, which is a rip off of Lord of the Rings.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 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-squareJakdracula@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·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-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoThs Lord of the Rings is a major influence on damn near every piece of fantasy written since it was published.
minus-squareJakdracula@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoEspecially with Star Wars _
It’s not, it’s a rip off of Lord of the Rings.
Also, Harry Potter is a rip off of Star Wars, which is 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.)
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 _