SAMURAI FILMS | 5/4/18

How did Kurosawa influence George Lucas?  What parts of the samurai film did Lucas incorporate into Star Wars?  What is the most interesting thing that you learned in this video?

One day, John Milius, a screenwriter, takes George Lucas to a screening of Seven Samurai, and Lucas instantly fell in love. The parts that were incorporated into the Star Wars saga include the name "Jedi" from "Jedai". He based Darth Vader and Stormtroopers after the antagonist and army. Most notably, he based the entire plot of the original 1977 Star Wars film off of Hidden Fortress, which is about two peasants who help a mentor and a princess from escaping an army.

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