Mark Hamill voices air raid warnings in Ukraine as Luke Skywalker
to raise funds for Ukrainian forces to buy reconnaissance drones. “Here I sit in the comfort of my own home when in Ukraine there are power outages and food shortages and people are really suffering,” he said. “It motivates me to do as much as I can.”
Hamill also sees similarities between the Ukrainian struggle and the Rebel Alliance’s fight against the totalitarian Galactic Empire in thefranchise. “A fairy tale about good versus evil is resonant with what’s going on in Ukraine,” Hamill said in an interview with. “The Ukrainian people rallying to the cause and responding so heroically ... It’s impossible not to be inspired by how they’ve weathered this storm.
The crossover of sci-fi fandom might feel like it's trivializing the real-world conflict, but some Ukrainian residents have found solace — or perhaps-influenced voiceover. “It’s a very cool phrase for this situation,” said Olena Yeremina, a business manager in Kyiv, in an interview with. “I wouldn’t say that I feel like a Ukrainian Jedi, but sometimes this phrase reminds me to straighten my shoulders and keep working.
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