| | Learn more about Star Wars in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Star Wars is the name of a movie (now called A New Hope), based on the ideas of writer/director George Lucas, which has had numerous prequels, sequels, and literary adapatations. |
 | | Star Wars is an outstanding example of the space opera sub-genre of science fiction. |
 | | A notable feature of the Star Wars films is that they portray a world full of grime and hokey technology, not the sleek, futuristic world typical of earlier science fiction films. |
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