I enjoyed Star Wars and the two sequels in the original trilogy, but Doctor Who has always been my favourite sci-fi/fantasy saga - and the Doctor would have sorted out Darth Vader in two 45 minute episodes.
I'd read about the influence of Kurosawa on the story in previous articles and had also clocked the Casablanca reference (although I'd also thought there was a little of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe in it), but this fascinating article lists ten films that influenced George Lucas:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/star-wars/10817059/10-films-that-influenced-Star-Wars.html
I particularly liked the weird parallels with The Wizard of Oz - although I preferred Zardoz.
I'd read about the influence of Kurosawa on the story in previous articles and had also clocked the Casablanca reference (although I'd also thought there was a little of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe in it), but this fascinating article lists ten films that influenced George Lucas:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/star-wars/10817059/10-films-that-influenced-Star-Wars.html
I particularly liked the weird parallels with The Wizard of Oz - although I preferred Zardoz.
