It wasn't even funny! In fact, I'd say it was the worst comedy ever made.
But wait: was it a comedy? NO. Should it be judged as one? NO.
What I'm getting at is that pidgeon-holing Star Wars as Science Fiction and then judging it as such, just because it's set in space, is a little narrow-minded, isn't it? Judge it on the basis of its intentions (i.e. to be a modern myth), and you might get a little further.
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It wasn't even funny! In fact, I'd say it was the worst comedy ever made.
But wait: was it a comedy? NO. Should it be judged as one? NO.
What I'm getting at is that pidgeon-holing Star Wars as Science Fiction and then judging it as such, just because it's set in space, is a little narrow-minded, isn't it? Judge it on the basis of its intentions (i.e. to be a modern myth), and you might get a little further.