I love the science fiction genre, heck I love all the genre's.

The original Star Wars was a product of its time and is remembered more for its groundbreaking special effects than anything else. The new movies are basically miking that nostalgia.

>>79652268

I feel the same way. I like science fiction and hard sci-fi but I could never get too invested in Star Wars, I could appreciate A New Hope for how revolutionary it was in terms of special effects but I guess it is too ingrained in popular culture for me to get excited about.

Congratulations you are not a brain dead normie! Here is your prize!

star wars isn't science fiction. it is space fantasy

>>79652268
Star Wars is sci-fi only in the loosest sense of word. It's a combination of Flash Gordon serials, Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, and Eastern mysticism. The aliens and spaceships are just window dressing.

>>79652268
Star Wars is fantasy, not hard core sci-fi.

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I suppose not, it may be something you have to watch as a kid to have an appreciation for, hence why it's being pushed harder than ever.

I'm a pretty big pleb when it comes to movies, but I think a lot of stuff in the original trilogy has pretty good cinematography, especially in A New Hope, and also the fact that it takes a lot of visual inspiration from real 20th century wars. I don't think it's any coincidence that it came out two years after 'Nam.

Pic related is my favorite scene, I think it really reflects what Star Wars is all about - escapism.

>>79652383
this.

>>79652268
>I love the science fiction genre, heck I love all the genre's. Religiously watched Star Trek while growing up.

>Somehow Star Wars never appealed to me, watched it again and again on movie nights
>because friends loved it. Every time going in with an open mind that it is good I need to just see whats it all about. Nope, the story is really bland. I think a child could have made up a better story.

>Lately with all the renewed interest I find I am the only one. I got co workers that don't even watch English movies or science fiction telling me how remarkable the movies are.

>Am I alone in this? Is there really something to it that I am not seeing?


Because you didn't play any Battlefront.

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>>79652268
>>79652325

>Star Wars
>Science Fiction

Star Wars is a fantasy story set in space. It doesn't give a single solitary fuck about having a consistent setting or exploring the implications of futuristic technology, it just makes up whatever it wants to and declares previous stuff non-canon for the sake of the plot.

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>>79652268
Star Wars is a weird crossover between Sci-fi and Fantasy. Which is exactly why I love it but I cannot get into the more Sci-fi movies/series such as Star Trek. So it's normal to not get into Star Wars since it is just not exactly Sci-fi.