Sean Fennessey Award for Stealth Homage That Gives Every Movie Nerd a Criterion Orgasm
The Hidden Fortress wins for direct visual and character parallels.
In the discussion (2)
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- Specific images and character functions in The Hidden Fortress are said to map directly onto Star Wars.
- Kurosawa’s influence on both Lucas and Spielberg is treated as essential to the movie’s existence.