The main objective of both movies is to defeat the ‘dark side’, and triumph for good. But, the paths each take to accomplish this are different. In the original Star Wars, blueprints are stolen for the evil mega ship Death Star, a ship of mass destruction used to destroy entire planets. Rebel forces free the kidnapped Princess Leia, locate the blueprints and find a weakness in the Death Star

In Star Wars, the light saber is the weapon of choice. In Space Balls, the Schwartz saber is used. Not made from an actual sword, the Schwartz saber comes from a ring. In the scene before Lord Helmet trips and falls on the destruct button, he and Lone Star draw their sabers. Lord Helmet comments, “You have the ring, and I see your Schwartz is as BIG as mine. Now let’s see how you handle it.” Is this part of the spoof, or comedic relief for Brooks?

These two items often used today bring up the third aspect of the parody between the two movies. Star Wars was clearly an adventure film of a future time, in a far away galaxy. Space Balls had no past, present, or future. Though the movie was set in the future, Brooks poked fun of the concept, entwining events of the past, the present, and the future. He used hair dryers and matching luggage used by modern society to mock a Princess who always looked her best, who did not let any one get away with damaging her appearance. He used reflections of real-world people from the past, such as the empire’s number one in command, President Skroob, who symbolized Hitler. The president even mimicked the Nazi’s solute with a version of his own. Brooks attempted to make a comedic allegory to Hitler’s destruction of the Jewish nation, by using Skroob’s desired demise of the Druish planet. It is an odd sort of comedy relief, because Brooks is Jewish himself.

Princess Leia is what people might consider to be high maintenance. She is spoiled, bossy, and very often used to getting her way. She is a princess, after all. Beneath her tough exterior beats a heart of compassion. Throughout the entire movie, she and Han Solo continuously argue. Only towards the end do they unmask their real feelings of fondness toward each other. Her character traits are made fun of in Space Balls. Known as Princess Vespa, she proved to be a stuck-up brat. She demands things to be her way and looks down on everyone around her. Being quite materialistic, she could not l

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