Star Wars Day Star Wars Day "Star Wars" Day, May4, celebrates George Lucas' "Star Wars". It is observed by fans of the media franchise. Observance of the commemorative day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase "May the Force be with you" as "May the Fourth be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many "Star Wars" fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm as an annual celebration of "Star Wars". Apocryphally, the reference was first used
Clone Wars (Star Wars) claims that "like Palpatine, the Bush administration has been able to feed on people's fears to gain more power". Lucas stated that the Iraq conflict "didn't exist" when he developed the Clone Wars, but he did see parallels between the Vietnam conflict that inspired "Star Wars" and the conflict in Iraq. "Star Wars" producer Rick McCallum also said that the Clone Wars was developed before the War in Iraq, and he added that Lucas "is a product of Vietnam". Chris Taylor called the Clone Wars "a major part of Star Wars lore". In its attempt to keep its "Star Wars"