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I think you could argue that Star Wars is more fantasy than sci-fi. It has concepts like destiny, an unexplainable magical force, etc. Not to mention ridiculous
by tachyonbeam 7y ago
I think you could argue that Star Wars is more fantasy than sci-fi. It has concepts like destiny, an unexplainable magical force, etc. Not to mention ridiculously slow "laser" weapons. It's unconcerned with scientific plausibility, and more with storytelling. I mean, jedis look like they would fare poorly again WWII-era weapons such as machineguns, RPGs, fragmentation grenades, chemical weapons (corrosive gas that burns skin and lungs) and napalm.
As far as infantry soldiers never missing, maybe. It's also likely that soon there won't be much human infantry. We might still be far useful autonomous robots, but I don't think we're that far from remote controlled humanoid robots with guns on them.
- teawrecks 7y agoIMO sci-fi has to ask philosophical questions that arise with sufficiently advanced technology. Star wars mostly doesn't do that. There are a few things in the lore, like how androids have to be reset regularly or they gain sentience. But it's not really explored. Star wars is fantasy.
- soulofmischief 7y agoAsimov's three types of sci-fi: * Adventure Fiction/Space Opera - The technology and science are secondary to the plot, which is often very grandiose, much like operas and horse operas that were popular at the time (the root of the latter name). * Gadget Fiction - The technology/science and the struggle of the inventor to create/discover/explain it are the source of the conflict in the story. * Social Science Fiction - The effect of the technology/science on society is the source of the conflict in the story. Star Wars is a 1 and 3 type of story, though you could hone in a bit more and say, for example, that Episode IV is also gadget fiction given the focus on the Death Star.