Davnes007 said:

adywan said:

Father Skywalker said:

SilverWook said:

If you can find a quote where Mr. Lucas says SW is Science Fiction, you get a cookie. Otherwise, you're beating a dead Taun Taun.

I am perfectly willing to ignore to opposite/different opinions.

The definition of Science-Fiction:

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, parallel universes, aliens, and paranormal abilities....

So there. Star Wars does not fall into that category. Another quote:

Drawing the line between science fiction and fantasy is not made any clearer by...Star Wars, a borderline case in which a mystical power known as the Force lends a strong fantasy element to the science fiction veneer....

So that puts that to rest

Lol.........now that's a fantasy.

Space Travel

Aliens (it takes place in a galaxy far far away from earth and the milky way galaxy, so it does NOT take place in a fantasy world)

Ray guns, laser swords (lightsabers), and giant space stations that can destroy planets are all very science fiction-y.......

The Force is not mystical, magical or supernatural in any way.......

Space opera is still a subgenre/form of science fiction, no less science fiction than any technobabble star trek type stuff, to quote http://thetorchonline.com/latest/what-the-hell-is-star-wars-anyway-science-fiction-or-fantasy/

It’s science fiction. Bad science fiction, created by a man who is obviously a near-illiterate in all matters scientific; but clearly science fiction. Mythic, poetic and mystical elements are no more alien to science fiction than they are to any other genre of fiction.