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I thought Star Wars took many elements from Foundation

• Apocryphon 4y ago
  Star Wars took many elements from everything, but his core motivation was to make a 'space opera' influenced by the serialized sci-fi adventures of his youth- Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.
  • fullshark 4y ago
    And Indiana Jones was basically updated adventure serials. The ideas of both were not that original, but the execution was ground breaking. I was also just thinking about how pretty much every blockbuster these days is made as the Phantom Menace was: greensceen, digital backgrounds, digital characters, episodic. The guy basically crafted the blueprint for 50 years of hollywood blockbuster films, especially if you consider his effects work contributions. And he's been mocked and reviled on the internet now for what 20 years?
    • Apocryphon 4y ago
      Just imagine if he had simply gotten the rights to Flash Gordon- his adaptations would have no doubt been good, but science fiction as we know it would be completely altered.