[Arkcon]

I dunno, my high school English teacher always thought that Star Wars was a western in space. The burned out farm scene is very reminiscent of a number of westerns. He pointed out that the background music for Shane was used for some scenes in Star Wars. They have a similar plot as well, two guys fighting for the honor of one girl.

I remember when I heard an interview with the actor who played Darth Vader. Not James Earl Jones, the guy in the suit. He described how they learned to do the first light saber fights with a Kendo master. All I could think was "Weak! Light saber fighting is just Kendo."

I think this has come up before. Everything is derivative of something else. Though my English teacher was always excited. These epic, broad sweeping, television shows and movies are our civilization's Beowulf. They speak about our time to future generations.