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Star Wars is an ode to the stupidest use of battle lasers (lemmy.today)
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Star Wars universe does have lasers of all scales and power levels.

Yet literally no one uses them well on a personal scale.

The Jedi (and Sith for that matter) imbue it with a power of magical stone, and then...use it as a saber.

To balance this stupidity, stormtroopers, clones and droids all use slow, non-continuous energy blasters. With actual lasers, they could insta-kill any Jedi, but they cannot, because otherwise the movie wouldn't exist.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Magic swords and magic powers are exactly what makes it fantasy. I cannot imagine a worse example to pick for your point.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Quote the script where magic is ever mentioned in the films. A light saber is a device with a button that Luke has the knowledge to repair.

    Put it in your fantasy section if you want, I'm not even arguing it's not fantasy, but it's undeniably science fiction.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Quote the script where someone explains the science of how the Force works. A lightsaber is a special magic sword that can only be made by a space wizard using their magic on a special crystal. It's magic with a futuristic flavor, that doesn't make it science fiction.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Obi-Wan Kenobi: Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It is an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.

    Anakin Skywalker: Master, sir, I heard Yoda talking about midi-chlorians. I've been wondering...what are midi-chlorians?
    Qui-Gon Jinn: Midi-chlorians are a microcopic lifeform that reside within all living cells and communicates with the Force.
    Anakin Skywalker: They live inside of me?
    Qui-Gon Jinn: In your cells, yes. We are symbionts with them-
    Anakin Skywalker: Symbionts?
    Qui-Gon Jinn: Life forms living together for mutual advantage. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to you, telling you the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you will hear them speaking to you.
    Anakin Skywalker: I don't understand.
    Qui-Gon Jinn: With time and training, Annie, you will. You will.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    None of that gives an explanation of the Force in any way that removes the magical nature of it. Obi-wan just says it's magic, and the midiclorians are magic microbes that let special people use magic. There's still no pretense that this is a scientific advancement, just flavors of magic.

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