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Real Star Wars
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Who made these?
The main curator is If Star Wars Was Real, though there may well be other contributors
Very clever artistry here – but – I don’t actually “like” it
I feel a bit guilty about this because it’s obviously very well done and someone has spent hours on it… However the idea of a modern device traveling back in time to do battle elsewhere is, of course, rather magnificent!
My reaction was like Nigel’s…sort of: No, don’t do this. Not with real pictures. Clever, though.
If Star Wars WERE real.
just poor taste!
I can understand why this could be considered to be bad taste, but personally I think these are amazing!
i think some of these are incredibly similar to machines such as tanks and first jet designs that were designed during ww2. very well done….on some of them.
Well, I like it because it seems to give the message: if Star Wars was real, why don’t we see things like this in all these old pictures. The point is that if this kind of technology is existent on other planets and they are traveling the universe, why don’t they show up… even when we were in wagons (to stretch it further)? It obviously isn’t real, which is why they are so far fetched.
Why are people so negative? These are amazing.
Love it!
Keep em coming.
Come on people,
this is the future,
coming up in small doses,
hehe
If ‘Star Wars’ was real it would still take place ‘in a galaxy far, far away’ not to mention ‘long time ago’.:)
But the pics are awesome.
Pretty clever how the original trilogy are all in the WWII pic but the Droid from the prequels is with Pancho Villa, roughly the same amount of time apart.
The discreet ones are the best!
All i can say is this is awesome.
Where can i buy these prints? they are fantastic!!
If Star Wars WERE real.
Really, stop bickering about the future and the past. The artist who thought of this has an obvious sense of humor. Some people here seem not to. To whom it may concern; Good show!
What does it mean ‘IF’ Star Wars was real. Of course it’s real.
Star Wars IS real…I am a Jedi, like my father before me.
Rocked it.
These pictures are fab. Very well done.
Author of these pictures might be thinking that War is something usual and funny so he can easily laugh on it. Just one more dumb-brainless-egoless-motherfukker that simply got no balls to “stand tall” in real life, thats why he’s making his stupid person through internet…Let force will be with you, moron.
Tunguzz- for a keyboard warrior you seem pretty hung up on other peoples lack of ‘balls’, because obviously you’re a very brave person with lots of ego.
Strong stuff for an anonymous commentator, very thoughtful and well constructed comment.