The entire opening of the film is told from the perspective of two lowly, bickering characters: C-3PO and R2-D2.

Film/Series: Star Wars

Category: Reference Homage

Timestamp: 00:09:30

George Lucas has openly stated that his massive sci-fi opera was heavily inspired by the samurai films of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Specifically, introducing a grand epic solely through the eyes of two funny, arguing peasants (in this case, droids) is a direct structural homage to Kurosawa's 1958 masterpiece, "The Hidden Fortress."

The entire opening of the film is told from the perspective of two lowly, bickering characters: C-3PO and R2-D2. in Star Wars

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