Star Wars was also based on the Akira Kurosawa film “The Hidden Fortress” (1958) The story follows two peasants (droids) who are roped into helping a princess (Leia) and her general (Kenobi) rejoin her people while they travel together against the backdrop of a civil war.
He was inspired by more things than just the general framework, one of the more blatant being the scene transitions where one scene wipes across the screen to the next one.
Star Wars was also based on the Akira Kurosawa film “The Hidden Fortress” (1958) The story follows two peasants (droids) who are roped into helping a princess (Leia) and her general (Kenobi) rejoin her people while they travel together against the backdrop of a civil war.
People say this so often that I expected the plot to be way closer than it actually is.
He was inspired by more things than just the general framework, one of the more blatant being the scene transitions where one scene wipes across the screen to the next one.
If you read Triplanetary by E. E. “Doc” Smith, the first half is basically “A New Hope”.
Heh, I watched this and thought it reminded me of something but didn’t make the connection.
The 2 peasants are even very similar to the 2 droids, a tall skinny one and a short stout one
Stewie and Brian Griffin also could fit that description. It’s a bit generalized for looks