The Star Wars saga has been built upon over the decades, but it initially began as a way for George Lucas to explore classic mythos in a space opera setting. Star Wars has always combined elements of science fiction and, most notably, fantasy in its storytelling. However, those fantastical genre tropes have been repurposed and re-examined under a new lens to fit in with the rest of the galaxy far, far away.
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