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NeverarGreat
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Star wars v.s Star trek
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30-Mar-2013, 9:09 PM

Star Trek, while it has its emotional side, is a thought experiment. We journey several centuries into the future to consider how different (or how similar) humanity is at that time. We hope to be like these people, men and women of science and enlightenment going out to take our place among the stars.

Star Wars to me is mythological. It doesn't show humans as they might be, but humans as they have been and as they remain on a primal, subconscious level. It shows how humans are still deeply affected by magical thinking and desperately wish to see the world in terms of good vs evil.

I like both visions, but I think that the OT of Star Wars has more Truth to it than any Star Trek movie or episode I've seen, excepting perhaps First Contact.