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[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

George Lucas said Vietnam inspired the writing, and communism in American pop culture was synonymous with basically every "bad" thing.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He said the Ewoks were inspired by the Viet Cong. Were the guerilla fighters fighting against the guerilla Empire?

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

The empire was the US