themodawakens ([personal profile] themodawakens) wrote in [community profile] tfa_kink2015-12-19 05:07 pm

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Re: Political stuff you see in the Empire/First Order

(Anonymous) 2016-03-06 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
I always saw Star Wars as similar to Ancient Rome. I know there was a rumor years ago that Lucas had based the OT off Ancient Roman civilization and politics, but I'm not sure if there was any truth to that.

Re: Political stuff you see in the Empire/First Order

(Anonymous) 2016-03-06 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
that explains the toga esthetic

Re: Political stuff you see in the Empire/First Order

(Anonymous) 2016-03-09 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
eh.

He was deep into Joseph Campbell's monomyth, so whatever elements of Rome you might find are simply reflective of how Rome's history has been fit into monomyth.

Which is a lot - see: Livy.