Theory

I have a theory that George Lucas spent some quality time in Japan before making the Star Wars movies. It is not a particularly profound or deep theory -- purely superficial. Would you like to know what inspired me to this? The Jedi. The Jedi knights, Jedi mind power, return of... The word Jedi is incredibly similiar to the Japanese word for the Self-Defence Forces. 自衛隊(じえいたい or jieitai if you prefer the Roman letters) is often pronounced to this crazy foreigner's ears to sound a lot like Jedi, which always leaves my mind quietly whispering, "May the force be with you..."