Star Wars: science fact vs fiction

But what if the Galaxy far far away was also on the other end of a wormhole in another universe with other rules of physics?
 
SeRpEnT said:
But what if the Galaxy far far away was also on the other end of a wormhole in another universe with other rules of physics?
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It's possible, I guess. Star Wars doesn't hang on to a lot of real-world theories like Star Trek or Stargate does, so being in another universe is one way of getting around it. In that universe, time could somehow be constant and consistent for everyone no matter if they're traveling at light speed or not, but that would require huge changes to the laws of physics.

The simplest solution is just to ignore it and treat it as the fun space opera that it is, just like Disney. xD
 
And because of the vacuum of space, they can orient themselves arbitrarily. If you want to slow your spaceship, just turn around, “fly backwards” and fire your engines.

What would combat between two orbiting spacecraft be like?
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I always preferred the way Battlestar Galactica depicted space combat, especially when it came to dogfights. Vipers didn't have to burn their thrusters all the time, could quickly flip and fire at enemies behind them, and could strafe targets like a helicopter might thanks to inertia.

[video=youtube;8AotLewnjTE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AotLewnjTE[/video]
 
Jan said:
I always preferred the way Battlestar Galactica depicted space combat, especially when it came to dogfights. Vipers didn't have to burn their thrusters all the time, could quickly flip and fire at enemies behind them, and could strafe targets like a helicopter might thanks to inertia.
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Yup, far more realistic. Was always impressed by the effects in BSG where, if you look closely at the ships, you can see the little puffs of the manoeuvring jets firing for attitude adjustments.
 
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Gravity is Sci-fi. The Martian is Sci-fi. 2001 space odyssey is Sci-fi.
Star Wars is definitely fantasy.
 
thestaggy said:
It is a space opera, which is a sub-genre of Sci-fi.

Space opera
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But it also has fantasy elements. Sci-Fi is supposed to have a basis in technology that might be possible someday, like space travel. Fantasy is something that cannot exist in our universe, and I would put the Force in this category. Thus Star Wars has elements of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, but I would rather classify it as fantasy due to the Force.
 
WaxLyrical said:
Monolith, star baby are fantasy elements. So 2001 is fantasy.
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Nevertheless, the difference is that in those movies, the science makes up a significant part of the story to the extent that the story would not survive without it.
Science itself is the star of the movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_science_fiction
With Star Wars, the story could exist in pretty much any setting, pirates, high school, corporate world, etc. The science plays a back role to the swashbuckling elements.
It's more mystical than science. They are not presenting any feature of science as the main feature.
it's not Science FACT in a fictional setting, it's just a hero's tale that happens to be set in space.
The classic fantasy hero story...
http://www.drewellenwood.com/5-essential-traits-of-fantasy-heroes/
 
furpile said:
But it also has fantasy elements. Sci-Fi is supposed to have a basis in technology that might be possible someday, like space travel. Fantasy is something that cannot exist in our universe, and I would put the Force in this category. Thus Star Wars has elements of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, but I would rather classify it as fantasy due to the Force.
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It features both elements, but its own Wiki page refers to it as a space opera. It is often cited as the very definition of a space opera.
 
LazyLion said:
Nevertheless, the difference is that in those movies, the science makes up a significant part of the story to the extent that the story would not survive without it.
Science itself is the star of the movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_science_fiction
With Star Wars, the story could exist in pretty much any setting, pirates, high school, corporate world, etc. The science plays a back role to the swashbuckling elements.
It's more mystical than science. They are not presenting any feature of science as the main feature.
it's not Science FACT in a fictional setting, it's just a hero's tale that happens to be set in space.
The classic fantasy hero story...
http://www.drewellenwood.com/5-essential-traits-of-fantasy-heroes/
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Its not about the elements but the themes. Yes lots of sci fi in 2001 but the ultimate payoff is fantasy. Similar to Solaris and Event Horizon. Classified as sci fi but we know the main thrust of the story is fiction.
 
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