Sinister Conspiracy

I enjoyed the new Star Wars film but I am not enough of an enthusiast to notice the lack of left-handed Storm Troopers in the most recent instalment.

However as a lifelong left-handed individual I could not fail to notice this:

http://www.anythinglefthanded.co.uk/why-are-stormtroopers-no-longer-left-handed.html#sthash.bFEBpbQ6.dpbs

I've always thought that in history a troop of left-handed swordsmen could have been useful when invading a castle with right-handed spiral staircases.


 

Star Wars...

I'm old enough to remember the arrival of Star Wars first time round. I can remember some of the reviews that pointed out how much George Lucas had borrowed/ripped off (make your own choice) from classic science fiction, as well as the one that pointed out that doctor Who (in his Tom Baker incarnation) would have simply flown the Tardis into the Death Star and destroyed it in several episodes.

in subsequent years I'd picked up on the way Star Wars borrowed from other film genres, especially Casablanca, but the following article gives a much more comprehensive list:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/star-wars--a-new-hope/movies-influences-george-lucas/

However despite all this I'm still going to see the latest instalment when it arrives in the cinema....