“Star Trek” and “Star Wars” most important distinction could also be of their respective approaches to know-how. “Star Trek” has largely endeavored to elucidate how their fantastical know-how works, giving ships and machines a tactile high quality; a Trekkie can think about find out how to function an L-CARS pc panel or regulate the Enterprise’s shields. There may be a sensible component to Trek tech. On “Star Wars,” a ship works as a result of it really works. Whereas there could also be intensive technical manuals and expanded universe lore that explains the best way a Star Destroyer works, it is extra essential as a setting. A deep-cut Starwoid would possibly be capable to inform all in regards to the qualities of kyber crystals, however none of that’s as essential because the dramatic impression of seeing an area wizard wield a laser sword. 

When it got here to the real-world inspirations for “Star Wars,” Lucas was blunt, saying that he most popular a dramatic, historic, or literary method. Expertise was incidental. He even admitted to not paying numerous consideration in class. Lucas stated:

“I am not a lot of a math and science man. I spent most of my time in class daydreaming and managed to show it right into a dwelling. After I was making ‘Star Wars,’ I wasn’t restrained by any type of science. I merely stated, ‘I will create a world that is enjoyable and fascinating, is smart, and appears to have a actuality to it.’ And numerous it got here from our literary historical past, our social historical past, like robots and whatnot. A part of it is primarily based on mythological motifs, the politics are primarily based on historical past. There’s numerous cultural actuality to it that is not essentially scientific however is extra social.”

The best way the characters relate issues greater than how their landspeeders operate.