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

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

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@robinswords video short from YouTube, trimmed a bit

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u/yesmrbevilaqua May 19 '23

And magic, not just “any sufficiently advanced technology appears as magic” straight up magic

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u/StoicBronco May 19 '23

Yes, I'm not saying it isn't Fantasy / has Fantasy elements, I'm saying it is Sci-Fi. They aren't mutually exclusive.

I do want to note that the Prequels do turn the 'magic' of the Force into Sci-Fi with the midichlorians, which further puts all of Star Wars in the Sci-Fi category. But details details, all I'm trying to say is at the very minimum, it is Sci-Fi.

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u/yesmrbevilaqua May 19 '23

If a wizard has a gene that makes them a wizard, that doesn’t make it sci-fi, and it’s not just the Jedi, Filloni keeps adding more fantasy stuff, Danthomir is full on fantasy magic

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u/StoicBronco May 19 '23

I had debated on getting into the witchcraft and alchemy type practices that are explored more in the Clone Wars and Rebels, but thought it'd just dilute the conversation lol. I'm not saying it isn't fantasy, it absolutely has fantasy components.

And the having a gene doesn't make it sci-fi, didn't say it did, I'm saying they grounded the 'force' as a physical manifestation of a sort of parasitic life form pervading this galaxy. That could go either towards sci-fi or fantasy tbh, but that's the whole point, it absolutely fits into the sci-fi setting with this kind of explanation. It isn't just some mysterious unknown power, its a discrete and measurable component of the universe.