When I was younger, my older brother and I would watch Star Wars quite a bit. Not by choice of course, or rather, not by my choice. Here's how the conversation would go:
Me: Let's watch a movie, Patrick(my brother).
Patrick: What movie?
(At the same time)
Me: Not Star Wars. / Patrick: Star Wars.
Patrick: I'm older. We're watching Star Wars.
While Patrick never grew tired of those VHS tapes, I did. Quickly.
Yes. They're well made. I get it. They redefined the genre. These are the answers I give so as not to contract rabies from the foaming-at-the-mouth fanboys I associate with, one of them being my brother.
The genre was redefined in 1968.
In case you didn't know it, sci-fi is not the most respected genre. Not often do you see dramatic sci-fi films, Star Wars and the subsequent sequels and prequels being just that.
What actually redefined the genre was 2001: A Space Odyssey. However much the film has been hyped to you, it's actually worth it even if you leave your couch, or theater, or whatever place you watch it at confused. 2001 is what made sci-fi a respectable film genre.
Before that film B movie sci-fi is what ruled. There was so much schlock played as though it were drama before 2001.
Star Wars was really nothing that new. Even the story for A New Hope comes from a Japanese film called The Hidden Fortress. It's nothing new.
Please, for the rest of us, calm down.
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