Eh, the source for much of the pacing and plot arcs is taken directly from Akira Kurosawa’s “Hidden Fortress” and that predates the Vietnam War by quite a bit. But sure, everything made at the time was of course influenced by the Vietnam War. But the Rebels being Viet Cong is a reach of galactic proportions.
Yeah, the rebels are supposed to be the Viet Cong… There is also a whole shitload of world war II imagery yeah
https://youtu.be/oxtvvRmZFWU?si=Hd6buBhX_u6fsUIU
Eh, the source for much of the pacing and plot arcs is taken directly from Akira Kurosawa’s “Hidden Fortress” and that predates the Vietnam War by quite a bit. But sure, everything made at the time was of course influenced by the Vietnam War. But the Rebels being Viet Cong is a reach of galactic proportions.
I mean I’m literally quoting George but okay. https://youtu.be/fv9Jq_mCJEo?si=Hm6tIqYHVxRugu2z. Learn your source material and try again.
That was a great little watch, thanks!
Pity about the editing, it felt like he was really cutting Lucas off mid sentence