So, by Asimov's definition, the first Foundation books AREN'T science fiction? Interesting.
I'd hesitate to say that Star Wars didn't talk about the effect of technology on man. Consider the famous scene at the end of ESB where Luke is getting a robotic hand attached. The cheesy subtext, of course, is that he's becoming more like dad - more soulless, machine-like, etc.
So it might not be handled on the highest/most interesting/most sophisticated level, or a level acceptable to sci-fi geekdom, but it's there.
Saying otherwise is like saying that 2001 isn't science fiction, because it's mostly a fantasia. Or that Foundation isn't sci-fi because it's mostly psychohistory.
But in the end, I guess I can simply thank god I don't give two shits about Star Wars. That's my gaurantee of objectivity.
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I'd hesitate to say that Star Wars didn't talk about the effect of technology on man. Consider the famous scene at the end of ESB where Luke is getting a robotic hand attached. The cheesy subtext, of course, is that he's becoming more like dad - more soulless, machine-like, etc.
So it might not be handled on the highest/most interesting/most sophisticated level, or a level acceptable to sci-fi geekdom, but it's there.
Saying otherwise is like saying that 2001 isn't science fiction, because it's mostly a fantasia. Or that Foundation isn't sci-fi because it's mostly psychohistory.
But in the end, I guess I can simply thank god I don't give two shits about Star Wars. That's my gaurantee of objectivity.
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