Star Wars vs. Hidden Fortress
These two movies are not directly related, but they do have striking similarities. George Lucas didn't remake The Hidden Fortress but he did pull some of plot and characters for his film Star Wars, from it. Both films were great hits when they came out but Star Wars stands alone financially, spawning two sequels and three prequels that have grossed well over a billion dollars.Both films have similar settings, though their time periods are way off. The Hidden Fortress takes place in a period where the Yamana province has taken over the Azikuzi province and the Azikuzi bloodline is struggling to stay alive. Star Wars takes place in a 'galaxy far, far, away' where the Empire, which is in correlation to the Yamana Clan, has constructed a new weapon in which it will use to intimidate the galaxy and destroy the rebels, who are in correlation with the Azikuzi Clan. Both settings have struggling factions trying to evade a conquering force.In both films there is one object that the struggling faction has, that can destroy the dominating force. In The Hidden Fortress it is the last remaining Azikuzi royalty, Princess Yukohime, who can rebuild the Azikuzi empire and
Makabe explains to his opponent that they are friends more than enemies which apparently effects him because as the party is led up a hill to their execution he orders their release. When Luke is about to die from the emperor's powers his father picks up the emperor and throws him over the rail to his death, therefore saving Luke. In Star Wars, the object is not the princess directly but the Death Star plans that she carries with her. The Phantom Menace is about a young, strong willed royal Queen Amidala who must sneak away with an older, experienced Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn across an unfriendly planet called Tatooine using a royal decoy on more than one occasion. Perhaps the most striking similarity is their interest and importance in weapons. If the rebels have the power to destroy the Empire's pride possession, the Death Star, then the Empire altogether is vulnerable. Though both movie's scripts become pretty far apart at times, you can get the basic gist of what Lucas took from Kurosawa. Princess Leia and Yukohime are in similar situations where they have to be hidden and rushed in conditions not suitable for their status. Also both movies begin with the droids and grave diggers and much of the film is played out through their eyes. The Jedi's wear robes similar to what samurai wear and they believe in the force which is similar to the samurai's belief in nature. Both princesses however are up to the challenge and sometimes seem to enjoy the danger. Though the droids seem to be more intelligent, you can make the correlation when you see the droids squabble just like the grave diggers do. Star Wars though it is deemed a rip off of The Hidden Fortress, it is equally as good of a film. Lucas also builds the Jedi race around the traditional Samurai.
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