Does 'Star Wars' take place in the past or future? I know it says a long, long time ago but, a long, long time ago did they have spaceships and lightsabers and all?

Baloo55th

They probably had spaceships long ago in the version of the universe that Star Wars takes place in. This is the advantage of writing science fiction or fantasy. You don't need to do your historical research. You just create history instead. Like when reading Heinlein, you start to wonder if Harriman was a President or not... You can create theologies too. Eddings's worlds are a good example. But note that in the Lord of the Rings there ain't no gods. Very unusual in fantasy, that. A god or two makes life a lot easier for an author. By the way, we've got spaceships now - somewhat equivalent to an 1896 Benz in car terms! - but there's no sign of light sabres yet. Aug 18 04, 4:25 PM

Buck540

Also, after it says "A long, long time ago..." it then says "in a galaxy far away." So, who knows what they had in far away galaxies, today or long ago. Aug 19 04, 7:47 AM

huskymiller

Why would you place the Star Wars rebellion (or anything Star Wars for that matter), at the beginning of the timeline? Space travel does not happen at the beginning of time in ANY galaxy no matter how far away it is. It happens in the future. In "reality" none of the Star Wars events have taken place--yet. The technology does not exist at the beginning of time. So the story of Star Wars cannot be a past event. ALL Star Wars events happen in the FUTURE. Not the past. You guys are hung up on the phrase "A long, long, time ago in a galaxy far, far, away." Just because something happened a long, long, time ago, does not mean it has happened yet. The story is being told in the future. For example: If I am recounting the "true" story of Luke and the gang, then I am alive at the end of those events. And since the technology for those events does not yet exist (in this galaxy or any other), those events can only happen on the opposite end of the timeline--in the future. Personally I think it makes for a better story and better storytelling if these events have yet to take place. And I especially like that the last three parts of the story are prequels. Doing it that way nicely closes the loop a sensible and "believable" group of stories. May 14 09, 7:16 PM

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