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Old 01-04-2018, 09:37 PM   #322
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Originally Posted by temper11 View Post
There hadn't been anything like star wars before star wars. Science fiction movies were trash and mostly laughable. Star Wars set a new insanely high bar for scifi. Yes some of the story themes were familiar, but the universe was unlike anything else.
First off, Star Wars isn't Science Fiction. It's a Fantasy story. Secondly, Science Fiction has a long history of great stories - as does Fantasy. Third, if you think Star Wars set the bar insanely high for either genre of movies then you just haven't exposed yourself to quality examples from each.
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