{"id":456210,"date":"2022-06-01T21:27:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/similarities-and-differences-with-lucas-influence\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T21:27:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:27:48","slug":"similarities-and-differences-with-lucas-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/similarities-and-differences-with-lucas-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"#Similarities and Differences With Lucas&#8217; Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2947b66269b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2947b66269b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/similarities-and-differences-with-lucas-influence\/#%E2%80%9CSimilarities_and_Differences_With_Lucas_Influence%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Similarities and Differences With Lucas&#8217; Influence&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/similarities-and-differences-with-lucas-influence\/#Obi-Wan_Kenobi_and_the_Samurai_General\" >Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Samurai General<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/similarities-and-differences-with-lucas-influence\/#Princesses_Leading_Rebellions_%E2%80%93_Yuki_and_Leia\" >Princesses Leading Rebellions &#8211; Yuki and Leia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/similarities-and-differences-with-lucas-influence\/#The_Dynamic_Duos_%E2%80%93_Peasants_and_Droids\" >The Dynamic Duos &#8211; Peasants and Droids<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSimilarities_and_Differences_With_Lucas_Influence%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Similarities and Differences With Lucas&#8217; Influence&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\nThere\u2019s no doubt that ever since the first <strong><em>Star Wars<\/em><\/strong> movie released in 1977, <em>Star Wars: Episode IV \u2014 A New Hope<\/em>, the franchise has taken over popular culture. Not only did it continue on for three trilogies in episodes one through nine, but has also spawned several other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> and TV shows, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/gallery\/every-upcoming-star-wars-show-explained-plot-cast\/star-wars5\/\">with a lot more already planned<\/a>. It seems like the <em>Star Wars <\/em>universe will never end, and even if it does, it will surely remain a staple in popular culture for a long time.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #1! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --><br \/>\nEven so, all movies have to start somewhere. One of the big influences for the creation of<em> Star Wars <\/em>was the samurai movie <strong><em>The Hidden Fortress<\/em><\/strong>, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/3102-george-lucas-on-akira-kurosawa\">George Lucas himself<\/a>. Though there are obvious differences, such as the wildly different settings, there are a lot of similarities between the two, especially in the plot. Here\u2019s a look into the similarities and differences in both movies.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsninja-ad-zone\" id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"obi-wan-kenobi-and-the-samurai-general\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Obi-Wan_Kenobi_and_the_Samurai_General\"><\/span> Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Samurai General<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Princess-Yuki-and-General-Rokurota-in-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Toho&quot;\">\n<figure><picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Princess-Yuki-and-General-Rokurota-in-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Princess-Yuki-and-General-Rokurota-in-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Princess-Yuki-and-General-Rokurota-in-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Princess-Yuki-and-General-Rokurota-in-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Princess Yuki and General Rokurota in The Hidden Fortress\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Princess-Yuki-and-General-Rokurota-in-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Toho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you have seen both movies, you\u2019ll find that Obi-Wan Kenobi is a lot like the Samurai <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Makabe Rokurota in Akira Kurosawa&#8217;s film <em>The Hidden Fortress<\/em>. Rokurota is a famous general on the side of the losing army turned rebels, and he is trying to keep the princess safe and help her <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> through to an ally who will protect them. Along the way, he runs into his nemesis from the other army, and they have a grand duel together.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #2! --><br \/>\nIn <em>Star Wars: Episode IV \u2014 A New Hope<\/em>, Obi-Wan Kenobi has similar experiences. The Jedi were generals in the war against the empire, a war in which they lost. Among them, Kenobi was definitely famous. Meeting and dueling against his nemesis is clearly when the Millennium Falcon ends up on the Death Star, during which he and Darth Vader meet and fight. While it wasn\u2019t nearly as epic of a fight, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/darth-vader-and-obi-wan-kenobi-will-rematch-in-the-disney-plus-series\/\">it is promised we\u2019ll see one<\/a> in the Disney+ show <em>Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/em>.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n<span class=\"related-single\">Related: Obi-Wan Kenobi: Why the Jedi Master is Such a Compelling Star Wars Character<\/span>However, there are definitely differences between the two generals, other than the genre shift. While Rokurota stays with the princess the entire movie, escorting her to safety, Kenobi had no intentions of rescuing Leia, as he had no idea she was there on the Death Star. It just so h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened that they were able to rescue her and usher her to safety after. The fight in Star Wars also leads to the death of Kenobi, while Rokurota won his fight and even spared his enemy, running off again to catch up with the princess in his charge. The two generals definitely play off of each other, but it is clear upon closer inspection that they still have their differences.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #3! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"princesses-leading-rebellions---yuki-and-leia\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Princesses_Leading_Rebellions_%E2%80%93_Yuki_and_Leia\"><\/span> Princesses Leading Rebellions &#8211; Yuki and Leia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leia-in-Star-Wars-and-Yuki-in-Hidden-Fortress.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;20th Century Fox&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nToho&quot;\">\n<figure><picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leia-in-Star-Wars-and-Yuki-in-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leia-in-Star-Wars-and-Yuki-in-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leia-in-Star-Wars-and-Yuki-in-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leia-in-Star-Wars-and-Yuki-in-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Leia in Star Wars and Yuki in Hidden Fortress\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leia-in-Star-Wars-and-Yuki-in-Hidden-Fortress.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">20th Century Fox<br \/>Toho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the big plot points in <em>Star Wars: Episode IV: \u2014 A New Hope<\/em> is Princess Leia receiving information to help take down the Empire, and her journey of trying to bring it to the rebels. <em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em> even shows the people that retrieved this information and the efforts and sacrifices they went through, all ending with Leia receiving it. She is captured but eventually rescued, and from there, leads the rebel army against the Empire as they hope to win and free the galaxy of their rule.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\nIn <em>The Hidden Fortress<\/em>, Princess Yuki is very similar. She is the princess of the losing side of the war, running away before she can be executed, as she is the last remaining hope for her people. Of course, she doesn\u2019t carry with her information, but she does have what is left of her family\u2019s wealth in the hopes of restoring and leading her clan once more even in the face of the opposing army.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #4! --><br \/>\n<span class=\"related-single\">Related:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Star Wars Movies, Ranked From Worst to BestThere are definitely differences between the two princesses, though. Princess Leia acts like a rebel, knowing how to fire a gun and not standing behind and letting other people do the fighting. Everyone knows she is a princess too, unlike Yuki, who pretends to be deaf and mute so that no one finds out just who she really is (though she certainly has a rebellious side). There is even a body double sent in her place for execution to protect her, something similar of which does happen in <em>Star Wars: Episode I \u2014 The Phantom Menace<\/em>. While it\u2019s clear George Lucas drew on Yuki for Leia\u2019s inspiration, it isn\u2019t as obvious as with Obi-Wan Kenobi.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-dynamic-duos---peasants-and-droids\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Dynamic_Duos_%E2%80%93_Peasants_and_Droids\"><\/span> The Dynamic Duos &#8211; Peasants and Droids<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Star-Wars-and-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;20th Century Fox&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nToho&quot;\">\n<figure><picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Star-Wars-and-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Star-Wars-and-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Star-Wars-and-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Star-Wars-and-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Star Wars and The Hidden Fortress\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Star-Wars-and-The-Hidden-Fortress.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">20th Century Fox<br \/>Toho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The Hidden Fortress<\/em> doesn\u2019t start off with the samurai or the princess, but two bumbling peasants who get wrapped up into the rescuing of the princess, and who have been compared to a pair of famous droids from <em>Star Wars<\/em>. There are several similarities (and differences) to be found within this duo and two other duos in <em>Star Wars: Episode IV \u2014 A New Hope<\/em>: R2D2 and C3PO, and Han Solo and Chewbacca.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #5! --><br \/>\nThe peasants in <em>The Hidden Fortress<\/em> leave their town looking to get rich but are instead captured and forced into slave labor. Only after they escape do they run into the general and princess, though they don\u2019t know what they are getting themselves involved in by following them around, and are later rewarded for helping the princess reach safety.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n<span class=\"related-single\">Related: Star Wars: The Strongest Non-Jedi Characters in the Live-Action Franchise, Ranked<\/span>R2D2 and C3PO are enslaved for a while after Leia gives them a reason to escape from the empire onto Tatooine, having been captured by the Jawas and sold to the Skywalkers. Their escape leads them to Obi-Wan Kenobi, who then leads them back to Leia. Solo and Chewbacca are also led to her by Kenobi after being hired, though they were not really aware of what they were getting themselves into either. They are also very money motivated, a fact that Luke uses to get them to help him free Leia and escape with her. Later, the pair is rewarded for helping save the rebellion and destroy the Death Star.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #6! --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-main-characters-of-A-New-Hope-all-standing-together-and-receiving-awards.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;20th Century Fox&quot;\">\n<figure><picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-main-characters-of-A-New-Hope-all-standing-together-and-receiving-awards.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-main-characters-of-A-New-Hope-all-standing-together-and-receiving-awards.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-main-characters-of-A-New-Hope-all-standing-together-and-receiving-awards.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-main-characters-of-A-New-Hope-all-standing-together-and-receiving-awards.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"The main characters of A New Hope all standing together and receiving awards\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/The-main-characters-of-A-New-Hope-all-standing-together-and-receiving-awards.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">20th Century Fox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course, some differences are obvious between the duos. Where the similarities for the sometimes comical R2D2 and C3PO stop, Han Solo and Chewbacca pick up the rest. <em>The Hidden Fortress<\/em> also only ever has one duo, while this splits it into two, even though R2D2 and C3PO are in the entire movie alongside Solo and Chewbacca. The peasants also return home in the end with their reward, something that doesn\u2019t happen in<em> Star Wars<\/em>. In a moment where Yuki and Rokurota are captured, the two peasants also try and tell the army Yuki is the princess as they hope to get a reward, something not only unnecessary in <em>Star Wars<\/em> but not something either duo would do. The idea of the dynamic duo helping out certainly carries through into <em>Star Wars<\/em>, but not without a lot of changes.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\nUltimately, it&#8217;s a fascinating thought experiment to watch <em>A New Hope<\/em> and <em>The Hidden Fortress<\/em> back to back and see how these two films, separated by decades and countries (and fictional galaxies), can be compared and contrasted. Any <em>Star Wars<\/em> fan should do themselves a favor and check out Akira Kurosawa&#8217;s fun, influential Japanese adventure movie.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #7! -->\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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