Star Wars and Middle-Earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

yavanna II · 01-03-2006, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kath

Lucas definitely looked at some Tolkien. There was an interview with him in Empire a while back for Revenge of the Sith and he said that Endor (the moon where the Ewoks lived) was a translation of Middle Earth!

wow. My dad told me about this, but I thought he was bluffing.

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Originally Posted by Kath

It is true though that any fantasy epic is going to have the same basic components in it's storyline simply because it needs them to be a fantasy eipc. Comparing them is fun but I doubt it will lead to any major revelations like - George Lucas is Tolkien's long lost son!

Ooh. BUt i think that even though SW and LotR have cliche and history-based plots, they're really cleverly written.

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long live Yoda!

Eluchíl · 01-04-2006, 03:05 AM

As a matter of fact you can see many similarties between not only great works, but great works of fiction. Inspiration is a key element in creativity. But, saying that Yoda is Gandalf, or that Aragorn is Luke...well, that's just looking too much into it I think.

Enedhilion · 02-10-2006, 08:25 AM

And Denethor is the counterpart of Jar Jar Binks.

...

Right.

Well, I think these two stories can compare to almost anything.

Good vs. evil, and many other themes.

01-04-2006, 03:05 AM	#2
Eluchíl Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32	As a matter of fact you can see many similarties between not only great works, but great works of fiction. Inspiration is a key element in creativity. But, saying that Yoda is Gandalf, or that Aragorn is Luke...well, that's just looking too much into it I think.

02-10-2006, 08:25 AM	#3
Enedhilion Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 19	And Denethor is the counterpart of Jar Jar Binks. ... Right. Well, I think these two stories can compare to almost anything. Good vs. evil, and many other themes.