Star Wars and Wizard of Oz

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-10-22 10:54am

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?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-10-22 10:55am

Ahh but where does Samuel L Motherfucking Jackson fit in?

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2002-10-22 12:13pm

As the gate keeper?

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-22 12:53pm

leia = dorothy?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-10-22 02:33pm

So does that mean Darth Maul is that one tree?

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2002-10-22 03:35pm

chewie is the lion... IMO

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-22 09:35pm

I'll stand by that one...Yoda = Wizard? Who's the Wicked Witch (WOng forbid it be Vader!) And the Good Witch(es)? Padme?

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-22 09:45pm

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.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-10-22 09:47pm

Dare I ASK where Jar-jar fits in...?

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2002-10-22 10:04pm

verilon wrote:Dare I ASK where Jar-jar fits in...?

The wicked witch of the east. Just need to drop a house on him or BDZ him.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-10-22 10:05pm

paladin wrote:
verilon wrote:Dare I ASK where Jar-jar fits in...?
The wicked witch of the east. Just need to drop a house on him or BDZ him.

It's the onnly solution. Pushes the lever on the Death Star with a gleeful smile on his face.