moonrabbitrevolution: Did you know the original Star Wars arm cut-off shot is a Kurosawa homage? In
moonrabbitrevolution: Did you know the original Star Wars arm cut-off shot is a Kurosawa homage? In fact, the entire scene plays out exactly as the scene in Yojimbo where the nameless rōnin first encounters the gangs terrorizing the town.It’s not just a shout-out to the many samurai films that inspired Star Wars, but also interesting if you realize that Lucas originally wanted Toshiro Mifune to play Obi-Wan. (He was eventually approached and he declined, but that’s another story.)(More of Star Wars analyses at bit.ly/starwarsmythology ) -- source link