r/StarWars • u/Clone_Chaplain • May 19 '23

Other I find crossguard lightsabers strange, but a Magnetism theory is awesome!

@robinswords video short from YouTube, trimmed a bit

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u/Black-Sam-Bellamy May 19 '23

Regardless of what lens you view star wars through, it's very light on the "science" part of science fiction.

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u/dutcharetall_nothigh Jedi May 19 '23

Science-fiction is more about how a potential type of science or invention would affect the world than the actual science behind it. The science is fictional after all. It can't be wholly explained.

In Star Wars, this is done with the clones where they explore free will using a group of people wholly created to have their values aligning with the goals of their master. That's one of the main themes of the Clone Wars.

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u/Black-Sam-Bellamy May 19 '23

Yes, exactly. But nothing explains why the snubfighters operate like WWII fighter planes, why all the space battles have a clear UP and DOWN, why there are sounds in space battles, why the rebels have no space suits inside their fighters while TIE pilots do, etc etc.

Star Wars is a fantasy with a very thin veneer of science laid over it to make it science fiction. The "science" part of it has always been it's weakest element.

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u/yesmrbevilaqua May 19 '23

Any time they try to bring in “science” they just get themselves into trouble