tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383182737638328169.post1371179724918832562..comments2012-02-25T08:25:07.362-08:00Comments on Parallax View: Star Wars and StagnationParallaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10516712060732491367noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383182737638328169.post-50848364706466516032012-02-24T17:19:22.297-08:002012-02-24T17:19:22.297-08:00Actually, the Star Trek comparison is one that I m...Actually, the Star Trek comparison is one that I meant to hit on in this and forgot. I suppose that's one of the hazards of blasting stuff like this pure steam of consciousness onto a blank screen.<br /><br />But I agree, we have seen a course of about 300 years in Star Trek pass, from Enterprise to Nemesis and there is a clear evolution of technology and relations. In Star Wars, we have a series of established set pieces and they don't change. The Jedi are almost always seen as the 'good guys,' the Sith are always the 'bad guys' and the government, with the exception of one nearly 30 year period, has been a continuation of the same body or at least the same spirit of that body.<br /><br />I don't know what other people think about this, but this is kind of terrifying. Heck, I know that in Trek, the Federation is nearly always the good guy, but even within on screen canon we've been shown that there are less than savory elements that add some moral ambiguity to the whole thing. The various cultures of the universe might be tropes of the oldest sort but at least they're varied. Star Wars is just chillingly monolithic in its culture, sure each planet has a quirk, but they all make up one governmental body.<br /><br />It's just bloody weird.Parallaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516712060732491367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7383182737638328169.post-4348044613013313352012-02-22T19:51:25.817-08:002012-02-22T19:51:25.817-08:00You know, I absolutely adored Knights of the Old R...You know, I absolutely adored Knights of the Old Republic and consider it one of my top 5 games ever (and an overall excellent addition to the Star Wars mythos), but I had the exact same thought you did. Five thousand years and really nothing has changed in ... I'll call it the Universe Codex. Same weapons, same FTL travel, government types etc. <br /><br />I think if they went further back and explored the advent of FTL travel and early Galactic exploration, I'd be a little better with it. Explore that and it would be a touch easier to handwave the stagnation, but as it stands now it does threaten my willing suspension of disbelief a bit. <br /><br />It's one area I think Star Wars could borrow a bit from Star Trek. Examine how technology has changed the society over time.LaneWinreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276061090659806885noreply@blogger.com