George Lucas has stated that a big influence in creating the story of "Star Wars" (Episode 4 if you insist) was Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film, "The Hidden Fortress". In it a fearless warrior rescues a feisty princess, accompanied by two bumbling sidekicks. It is a great adventure film with a fair amount of humor. It is also streamable on Netflix.
"Metropolis" - centerspread from the original 1927 French Pressbook
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Kurosawa and "Star Wars"
George Lucas has stated that a big influence in creating the story of "Star Wars" (Episode 4 if you insist) was Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film, "The Hidden Fortress". In it a fearless warrior rescues a feisty princess, accompanied by two bumbling sidekicks. It is a great adventure film with a fair amount of humor. It is also streamable on Netflix.
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I did not know this, interesting!
ReplyDeleteAwesome movie! Thanks for the suggestion! It's great how good ideas and elements never get old. A great example is obviously Avatar to Dances with Wolves.
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