• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Keep in mind Star Wars isn’t sci-fi. It’s a fantasy space opera.

    It’s not supposed to be practical.

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      2 days ago

      It was a cheap drama wrapped in a military sci Fi, which is such a strange mix.

      Sometimes it worked really well. But honestly I found myself wanting all the military sci Fi and often getting blue balls

      “Listen up we now have an ENTIRE FUCKING SPACE SHIP, that’s right, built on earth, for humanity, warp fucking drive, GUNS”

      “OH and it’s going to get pummeled on every single encounter.” The actual first voyage is the Prometheus getting taken out by like… Missiles from a modern civilization