r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Alextral • 2d ago

I really hate this

Post image

Fantasy and science fiction being cramped in the same section, which is already so small :(

4.2k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

518 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

16

u/Madmonkeman 2d ago

Well the Force is magic but the droids, lightsabers, and ships are tech. I’d classify Star Wars as sci-fi because the overall aesthetic is futuristic. Fantasy for me would be modern day or older level of tech plus magic.

0

u/FireFly_209 2d ago

I thought the Force was explained as powered by Midi-chlorians, which link a Jedi to the Force, and allow them access to their Force-based abilities?

2

u/Madmonkeman 2d ago

Yeah something like that. I don’t know a ton of the in-depth lore for Star Wars.

1

u/FireFly_209 2d ago

I just vaguely remember it being mentioned in the prequel trilogy. Even after reading the wiki article on it, I still don’t really understand how it’s actually supposed to work. The rabbit hole of Star Wars lore can go very deep.

2

u/Madmonkeman 2d ago

There were a couple episodes of Clone Wars where they had actual deities that controlled the light and dark sides of the Force. I didn’t think that was a good addition to the lore but it definitely made it crazier.