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Originally Posted by RRS
...and we'd both be right, go figure. Considering all the geeks dressed up in Jedi robes, I'd say it's fantasy, too. Too bad I love that other "Empire, Rebels, smugglers" part of SW universe.
Still, ask yourself question: is SW world possible without the Force etc.? as a proof I can give you stories or games where there are no Jedi or Force use.
Now, can you imagine SW world without space ships, blasters, robots, aliens?
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Forget the robes. It's fantasy because it applies Clarke's 3rd Law to almost all its 'science'. Everything is doubletalk, from "hyperspace" travel to "the farce".
Even Lucas admitted that it was a WWII adventure story set in space. It's also fantasy rather than science fiction partly because it is anti-technology.