Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Star Wars has been referred to as science fiction, fantasy, and space opera,butaccording to its opening scroll, its also a historical film, and thats truer thanmost would believe. As far as we know, the events depicted within are entirely fictional, the Star Wars franchise is absolutely loaded with very-direct historical references and allusions to important figures and events.
George Lucas has been quite open about his various influences and inspirations for Star Wars, and his favorite historical periods are chief among them. The impact of the past can thus be felt across every film and other piece of media,in everything from the costumes to the most vital of plot points.
Photo: A New Hope/20th Century Fox
0:00 - Intro
0:00:08 - Darth Maul Was Modeled After Classical Depictions Of The Devil, As Well As Hindu And Pagan Entities
0:01:08 - The First Order Is Based On Fallen Reich Loyalists Hypothetically Reorganizing In South America
0:02:33 - The Empires Marching Formations And Aesthetics Are Modeled After The Third Reich
0:04:21 - Podracing Is Built On The Tradition Of Chariot Races And Ben Hur
0:05:31 - The Senate And Colosseum Scenes Are Modeled After Ancient Rome
0:06:42 - Palpatine Was Inspired By Many Figures (But Mostly Nixon)
0:08:24 - The Jedi Function Similarly To Orders Like The Japanese Samurai And The Knights Templar
0:10:06 - Stormtroopers Were Specialized German Soldiers In World War I
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Star Wars has been referred to as science fiction, fantasy, and space opera,butaccording to its opening scroll, its also a historical film, and thats truer thanmost would believe. As far as we know, the events depicted within are entirely fictional, the Star Wars franchise is absolutely loaded with very-direct historical references and allusions to important figures and events.
George Lucas has been quite open about his various influences and inspirations for Star Wars, and his favorite historical periods are chief among them. The impact of the past can thus be felt across every film and other piece of media,in everything from the costumes to the most vital of plot points.
Photo: A New Hope/20th Century Fox
0:00 - Intro
0:00:08 - Darth Maul Was Modeled After Classical Depictions Of The Devil, As Well As Hindu And Pagan Entities
0:01:08 - The First Order Is Based On Fallen Reich Loyalists Hypothetically Reorganizing In South America
0:02:33 - The Empires Marching Formations And Aesthetics Are Modeled After The Third Reich
0:04:21 - Podracing Is Built On The Tradition Of Chariot Races And Ben Hur
0:05:31 - The Senate And Colosseum Scenes Are Modeled After Ancient Rome
0:06:42 - Palpatine Was Inspired By Many Figures (But Mostly Nixon)
0:08:24 - The Jedi Function Similarly To Orders Like The Japanese Samurai And The Knights Templar
0:10:06 - Stormtroopers Were Specialized German Soldiers In World War I
▶️ MUSIC BY: bit.ly/DreamHeaven
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