And of course you can't talk reference and homage in film without considering the current king, Quentin Tarantino. QT has been dealing with the homage/rip-off debate ever since Reservoir Dogs (which was influenced by City on Fire), but if you can't tell by now that he's doing a lot more than stealing wholesale from others, watch this clip. (If you followed my advice and watched the full clip above, you saw this part mentioned.)
Friday, February 4, 2011
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The backstory of Star Wars is pretty common knowledge at this point. Yes, George Lucas was inspired by Joseph Campbell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces, and the influence of Kurosawa and Flash Gordon is a standard talking point as well. What a lot of people probably don't realize though is just how detailed Lucas was in his references. This is not laziness or theft or a rip-off. As Kirby Ferguson shows in the latest installment of his series, Everything is a Remix, this is an intentional mix of all his favorite elements from other sources into something totally new. Check out the video below and watch just how closely Lucas matches shots. (Watch past the credits - there's even more.)
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