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True but Lucas doesn't have final say on classifying his movies. People who make things have an incentive to claim that their work is somehow special. I'd just
by robbrown451 5y ago
True but Lucas doesn't have final say on classifying his movies. People who make things have an incentive to claim that their work is somehow special.
I'd just say Star Wars is science fiction with lots of fantasy elements, as well as lots of influence from different genres (Earth-based war films, adventure serials, etc.)
I see the fact that humans in Star Wars seem to be the "same species" as Homo sapiens to be similar to the fact that movies that take place in ancient Greece have the characters speak modern English. We are expected to understand that humans in Star Wars evolved there, not in Africa on Earth. It would be more realistic to have the main characters look very different from us, but it probably wouldn't make for as enjoyable a movie.
- lupire 5y agoWhy isn't Lord of the Rings "science fiction" but Star Wars is? They both have technology unknown to us.
- ben_w 5y agoLotR magic isn’t supposed to be technology, it’s literal-god (Eru Ilúvatar) created everything by singing, literal-devil (Morgoth) has a different and incompatible song, some legendary things happened (only in-universe they actually happened and aren’t mere tales like our myths, and the elves being immortal can remember them), and then the literal spirits of literal minor angels (Maiar) took human form and did magic as the wizards.
- robbrown451 5y agoThings like this can lie on a spectrum. That said, Lord of the Rings has a lot more traditional things like elves and fairies and wizards, and a lot more "pure" magic. They are also completely lacking much of technology from today or even the time it was created... no telephones or automobiles, for instance. (Star Wars has things that are more advanced versions of these)