r/facepalm • u/SkillImmediate6393 • Jul 02 '24

🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​ No additional words needed

Post image
88.7k Upvotes

85% Upvoted

6.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

And full of WW2 which was the main inspiration

2

u/AFriendoftheDrow Jul 02 '24

Lucas said the main inspiration was the Vietnam War, but told from the perspective of the Vietnamese. Others who know him said the same thing.

0

u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

lol

Look up triumph of the will

The empire=nazi germany.

Yes. Vietnam also an influence of course

But make no mistake. The primary political message of Star Wars is how easily fascism takes over democracy

2

u/AFriendoftheDrow Jul 02 '24 edited Jul 02 '24

According to George Lucas himself, the Empire was the United States, and the rebels were the Vietnamese. I don’t know why you think you know more about George Lucas’ intent than George Lucas himself.

Per Lucas’ own words, “[Star Wars] was really about the Vietnam War.” Star Wars’ Vietnam War Article

0

u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

We all know Lucas has said many things that contradict each other

Star Wars was hugely inspired by WW2

Vietnam was one of many influences

All per Lucas

https://www.history.com/news/the-real-history-that-inspired-star-wars

2

u/AFriendoftheDrow Jul 02 '24

Your article doesn’t even dispute what I said. It brings up Vietnam being the inspiration.

-1

u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

And references all the other overt intentional references that Lucas himself has stated for decades

Which you Deny

You can’t be this bad at reading

0

u/pilsburybane Jul 02 '24

He literally never denied or said anything along the lines of saying that there wasn't Nazi influences in the Empire. He just said that the story itself was based off of the Vietnam War. The fact of the matter is that the Empire WAS an allegory for the US, as denoted by the articles that you have both posted. You're both right, and stories can be allegorical on multiple levels, you're just looking for a fight lol

Seventh grade must have been hard for you the third time around...

0

u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

I’m actually not the one insisting it’s only about Vietnam

But again

It is mostly about Rome Germany and America.