ooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1232arrow-down115cross-posted to: scifi@kbin.social
arrow-up1217arrow-down1external-linkFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: scifi@kbin.social
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·9 months agoStar wars was always just a world war II movie rip off.
minus-squaredarkpanda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·9 months agoTo be fair World War II was kind of a World War I rip off.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·9 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-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoThe battle scenes in WW2 are a direct WW1 rip off. (Ships in the ocean fighting and floating like ships in water)
minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 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.