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Star Wars and Wizard of Oz

Posted: 2002-10-22 10:54am
by Ted
I gotta do a comparison of them and include the hero cycle into it. I know that SW takes a lot of its themes from Oz, such as good and bad, Toto is R2-D2, Tinman is C3PO, etc...
What else is there?

Posted: 2002-10-22 10:55am
by Mr Bean
Ahh but where does Samuel L Motherfucking Jackson fit in? :D

Posted: 2002-10-22 12:13pm
by Ted
As the gate keeper?

Posted: 2002-10-22 12:53pm
by haas mark
leia = dorothy?

Posted: 2002-10-22 02:33pm
by Spanky The Dolphin
So does that mean Darth Maul is that one tree?

Posted: 2002-10-22 03:35pm
by thecreech
chewie is the lion... IMO

Posted: 2002-10-22 09:35pm
by haas mark
I'll stand by that one...Yoda = Wizard? Who's the Wicked Witch (WOng forbid it be Vader!) And the Good Witch(es)? Padme?

Posted: 2002-10-22 09:45pm
by Stormbringer
verilon wrote:I'll stand by that one...Yoda = Wizard? Who's the Wicked Witch (WOng forbid it be Vader!) And the Good Witch(es)? Padme?
Palpatine.

Posted: 2002-10-22 09:47pm
by haas mark
Dare I ASK where Jar-jar fits in...? :shock:

Posted: 2002-10-22 10:04pm
by paladin
verilon wrote:Dare I ASK where Jar-jar fits in...? :shock:
The wicked witch of the east. Just need to drop a house on him or BDZ him. :twisted:

Posted: 2002-10-22 10:05pm
by Stormbringer
paladin wrote:
verilon wrote:Dare I ASK where Jar-jar fits in...? :shock:
The wicked witch of the east. Just need to drop a house on him or BDZ him. :twisted:
It's the onnly solution. Pushes the lever on the Death Star with a gleeful smile on his face.