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So close to getting it... (infosec.pub)

submitted 11 months ago by aeronmelon@lemmy.world to c/selfawarewolves@lemmy.world

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[–] Guidy@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Star Wars A New Hope was just “A hero’s journey” which is apparently a literary device or something that involves discrete events such as the hero must lose their mentor, and so on.

George Lucas called it at one point a fairy tale for a generation that grew up without them. I think he meant boomers.

I have no insider knowledge and it’s possible I’m wrong, but from 1977 as a little kid until now in 2025, this is the first time I’ve heard any claim it was somehow about Vietnam.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Lucas has described it as an allegory to the Vietnam War, so it can be both.

[–] UnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

Direct from Lucas himself https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxl3IoHKQ8c

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

it is definately an allegory, georges work before star wars is really interesting, his work after trys to implement similar themes to the vietnam allegory.