Thursday, August 29, 2013

Stars Wars Responds to Triumph of the Will

Behold: the closing scene to Star Wars (1977) directed by George Lucas .
 And then watch this clip from Triumph of the Will (1935), a Nazi propaganda film directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
 
 Anything look familiar? Just to reinforce the point, check out this mash-up of the two clips. Why film the triumph of Luke Skywalker in a way that calls to mind the triumph of that other gruesome chap?

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