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minus-squareTiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down3·3 months ago Most of Star Wars is based on WW2 Who do you think the historical analogue for the Rebellion is? Star Wars is based on the Vietnam War.
minus-squarePalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoIt’s a combination of the two. All the spaceship combat and the Empire aesthetics in general is all WW2.
minus-squareDavid_Eight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·3 months agoStar Wars isn’t just based on one thing. The empire definitely has a tint of Nazis, the plot is inspired by “The Hidden Fortress”, and yeah the Rebels are part Viet Cong.
minus-squareHerr_S_aus_H@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·3 months agoThe officers of the Empire are Nazis with english upper-class accents, so the british empire.
Who do you think the historical analogue for the Rebellion is?
Star Wars is based on the Vietnam War.
It’s a combination of the two. All the spaceship combat and the Empire aesthetics in general is all WW2.
Star Wars isn’t just based on one thing. The empire definitely has a tint of Nazis, the plot is inspired by “The Hidden Fortress”, and yeah the Rebels are part Viet Cong.
The officers of the Empire are Nazis with english upper-class accents, so the british empire.