DominicCobb said:
Read this: http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarsglossaryandfaq/a/Star-Wars-Faq-Is-Star-Wars-Sci-Fi-Or-Fantasy.htm
Star Wars has been called science fantasy for ages.
Also, what does "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" sound like? "Once upon a time, in a land far, far away," of course. This goes along with the fact that the original Star Wars is pretty much the archetypal fantasy film, but with futuristic technology.
It's science fantasy.
On a note less off topic: speaking of unlikely death cheatings, my brother has been trying to convince since 2005 that Mace Windu didn't die in ROTS. I've been telling him that he's crazy, and that no one else shares that opinion, but recently he told me all of his college buds share the same belief. It's a little baffling, but, I'll raise the question anyway:
Do you think Mace Windu survived being electrocuted and thrown off a 300 story building?
Rescuing a helpless damsel in distress princess from a fortress
A wise old bearded man sage
A young hero
A black Knight (darth vader armor suit and samurai helmet)
Sounds like a fantasy/fairy tale, right???
However.....
It’s science fiction. Bad science fiction, creIt’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.
ated 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.