The two segments are very similar, so it does look like 5th Element drew inspiration from the older cartoon.
The one that blows my mind is the one where they compare scenes from (disney movies) ie winnie the pooh and the jungle book and they're exactly the same.
I'm reading both the Harry Potter series and rewatching the original 3 star wars movies. And Harry Potter has some stark 1 for 1 relations with Star Wars.
Both Harry and Luke were raised by Uncles. Who both starchily kept their "magical background" from them in the hopes of making them a "muggle".
Both were expert "pilots" by innate abilities. And so were both their fathers.
Ben Kenobi seems to be similar to Sirius Black as in they were both essentially God Fathers.
That's a known thing, Disney artists used lots of trace-overs. No reason not to, it's like the continual repeating background H-B used.
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