Views From a Ridge
Far from a hive of scum and villany, 2001: A Space Odyssey's Clavius Base might well have been the first visual reference for Mos Eisley
A hive of scum and villainy, and nexus of western, middle-eastern and eastern influences.
Mos Eisley is the nexus of Star Wars's western, middle-eastern and eastern influences.
At once a traditional cantina as seen in any number of westerns, it's also the first time we experience the lightsaber in play. Here is the cantina sequence intercut with Casablanca, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The Magnificent Seven and Yojimbo.
