Lucas has often cited The Lord of the Rings as a major influence on Star Wars. The superficial stuff is the most obvious, but the subtle lesson Lucas learned from Tolkien is how to handle the delicate stuff of myth.
The early Journal of the Whills draft of Star Wars from 1973 is based on the first chapter of the 1931 John Carter novel A Fighting Man of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Star Wars borrows significantly from Arthurian mythology; especially with respect to plot and main character development.
In 1971, George Lucas wanted to film an adaptation of the Flash Gordon serial, but could not obtain the rights, so he began developing his own space opera. After directing American Graffiti (1973), he wrote a two-page synopsis, which 20th Century Fox decided to invest in.
Individual movies come and go, as do TV shows, video games, books. They all contribute to the lore of Star Wars, but in the end it is one saga and that saga is called Star Wars.
The world of Elves, Orcs and Men, was inspired by three sources: the epic poem Beowulf, Sigelwara Land and the deity Nodens. Tolkien derived many names of different species from Beowulf, most notably those of the Elves, Ents and Saruman.
The Original Aragorn Would Have Completely Changed The Lord Of The Rings
Who represents Jesus in Lord of the Rings?
However, Kreeft and Jean Chausse have identified reflections of the figure of Jesus Christ in three protagonists of The Lord of the Rings: Gandalf, Frodo and Aragorn.
Is it OK for Christians to read Lord of the Rings?
Given that Tolkien himself was devoutly Christian and there's no sex, no swearing, and no drugs besides the common 20th-century vices of tobacco and alcohol, you should be okay. Read The Hobbit first. It's perfectly fine.
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and THX.
There is only one reference to Earth in the official Star Wars canon, and it's in the unlikeliest of places. It's not established as the home planet of Grogu. There are no Rebel or Imperial outposts confirmed to be on Earth.
But, it was a real-life warrior who provided the basis of the character, and the similarities are pretty striking. Date Masamune was a regional ruler of Japan during the 16th and 17th centuries, and he was an incredibly successful feudal lord who came from a famous family.
Most audiences don't know that “Raiders” was not the first movie of Lucas' to borrow from the Bible. A 1977 science fiction film directed by Lucas, titled “Star Wars,” borrowed more than the Ark of the Covenant for its story.
The film version of Star Wars is not secretly based on a 1976 book by Alan Dean Foster. Even though the book came out before the movie, Foster was hired by George Lucas to write a tie-in novelization of Lucas's screenplay. The book hit shelves early because Star Wars, the film, was late.
George Lucas has acknowledged that Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress inspired parts of his own saga. Nicholas Barber looks at just how far the similarities go.
The Force and the Jedi religion, Lucas stated, were thus based on all religions in the real-world, as he constructed Star Wars mainly from Methodism—or Christianity, Islam, and Judaism—and Buddhism.
Star Wars creator George Lucas sought to make the First Galactic Empire aesthetically and thematically similar to Nazi Germany and to appear to be fascist.
The Jedi Master Yoda was the best-known member of a species whose true name is not recorded. Known in some sources simply as Yoda's species, this species of small carnivorous humanoids produced several well-known members of the Jedi Order during the time of the Galactic Republic.
Galactic Basic. Galactic Basic, often simply Basic, is the language of the work itself — in-universe, it is the lingua franca predominantly spoken by the inhabitants of the galaxy.
Independent era (1971–2012) Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971 in San Rafael, California, and was incorporated as Lucasfilm Ltd. on September 12, 1977. In the mid-1970s, the company's offices were located on the Universal Studios Lot.
In an interview published in 2020, Lucas says he decided not to work on the trilogy because he was "about to have a daughter" at the time and decided to "enjoy life for a while." He also detailed more of his story treatments: The trilogy would start a few years after the events of Return of the Jedi.
“He blended Roman Catholic influence with Celtic, Anglo and Old Norse mythology,” Chance said. “He mixes all that together. You have to see him as a Medievalist and you have to see him as a Catholic.” That's not to say that “The Hobbit” or “The Lord of the Rings” are explicitly “Christian” tales.
Narnia represents Christianity through the use of symbolism and allegory. By having characters, objects, and places in the story represent Biblical ideas or people, Lewis creates an allegorical story of Christ. For example, Aslan is symbolic of Christ, while the White Witch is symbolic of Satan.
Eru Ilúvatar, also known as the One, is the single omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent creator. He has been existing eternally in the Timeless Halls and possesses the Flame Imperishable in his spirit which kindles existence from nothingness.
