Anyone who has seen the documentary Empire of Dreams knows what I'm talking about here as it was mentioned several times.

The 1970s political climate was one of social revolution and cynicism towards the government.

Hollywood was mired in anti-heroes and sci fi had a distinctly apocalyptic theme.

America's economy and the war left people feeling pessimistic.

The time was ripe for something like Star Wars.

See any similarities to today? Not saying the new movie is guaranteed to be anything and execution will be key. But is anyone else seeing a confluence of circumstances gathering enough for lightning to strike twice?