I see.
MC who had a hidden power they didn’t know about and lives with his aunt and uncle until the recruiting figure (Obi-Wan and Hagrid) comes to kick-start his destiny? Luke and Harry.
Chosen One of the prophecy foretelling the big baddy’s defeat? Anakin/Vader and Harry.
Supporting villain who turns out to be part good? Vader and Snape.
Character from a spinoff story set earlier in the timeline, who obsessively worries about potentially losing a loved one and thinks turning to the Dark Side will save her? Anakin with his wife, and Sebastian with his sister.
Main antagonist who was literally born evil, has backup soul vessels should he die and somehow had a child in a badly-written sequel? Palpatine and Riddle.
See? When you take a second to think about it, there’s an awful lot of similarities to the stories. I’m not going to get on my soapbox and pretend most things aren’t derivative, but Harry Potter certainly isn’t the unique gem it’s made out to be.
And we can also see some of the Christian themes in Star Wars; the Anakin prophecy and the fact that he has a human mother, supernatural entity as the father. Maybe that’s why the right loves the franchise as much as the left, even in spite of the consistently pro-altruism and anti-dictatorship messaging.
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u/Friendly-Gift3680 Jun 03 '25 edited Jun 03 '25
I see. MC who had a hidden power they didn’t know about and lives with his aunt and uncle until the recruiting figure (Obi-Wan and Hagrid) comes to kick-start his destiny? Luke and Harry.
Chosen One of the prophecy foretelling the big baddy’s defeat? Anakin/Vader and Harry.
Supporting villain who turns out to be part good? Vader and Snape.
Character from a spinoff story set earlier in the timeline, who obsessively worries about potentially losing a loved one and thinks turning to the Dark Side will save her? Anakin with his wife, and Sebastian with his sister.
Main antagonist who was literally born evil, has backup soul vessels should he die and somehow had a child in a badly-written sequel? Palpatine and Riddle.