An optimistic view of the future versus Terry Gilliam's more down to earth version. The characters in Star Wars were stolen from Kurasawa's superior classic. Two foreign films, Italian and Japanese, both tragic stories about old men whom society has cast aside. Being There Truman Show TV and Reality. Neither are in touch with reality, but Hollywood thinks they are both probably really very smart.
All men are heels.
If we're going to do predictable B movies about how the 60's enlightened us about sex and rock'n'roll, at least be fun about it.