David Brin, science fiction writer and essayist for Salon.com, files eight charges against the Star Wars films. These are:
* Charge #1: The Politics of Star Wars Are Anti-Democratic and Elitist.
* Charge #2: While Claiming Mythic Significance, Star Wars Portrays No Admirable Religious or Ethical Beliefs.
* Charge #3: Star Wars Novels Are Poor Subsitutes for Real Science Fiction and Are Driving Real SF off the Shelves.
* Charge #4: Science Fiction Filmmaking Has Been Reduced by Star Wars to Poorly Written Special Effects Extravaganzas.
* Charge #5: Star Wars Has Dumbed Down the Perception of Science Fiction in the Popular Imagination.
* Charge #6: Star Wars Pretends to Be Science Fiction, but Is Really Fantasy.
* Charge #7: Women in Star Wars Are Portrayed as Funda
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| - David Brin, science fiction writer and essayist for Salon.com, files eight charges against the Star Wars films. These are:
* Charge #1: The Politics of Star Wars Are Anti-Democratic and Elitist.
* Charge #2: While Claiming Mythic Significance, Star Wars Portrays No Admirable Religious or Ethical Beliefs.
* Charge #3: Star Wars Novels Are Poor Subsitutes for Real Science Fiction and Are Driving Real SF off the Shelves.
* Charge #4: Science Fiction Filmmaking Has Been Reduced by Star Wars to Poorly Written Special Effects Extravaganzas.
* Charge #5: Star Wars Has Dumbed Down the Perception of Science Fiction in the Popular Imagination.
* Charge #6: Star Wars Pretends to Be Science Fiction, but Is Really Fantasy.
* Charge #7: Women in Star Wars Are Portrayed as Funda
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| - Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time
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| - *David Brin
*Matthew Stover
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| - David Brin, science fiction writer and essayist for Salon.com, files eight charges against the Star Wars films. These are:
* Charge #1: The Politics of Star Wars Are Anti-Democratic and Elitist.
* Charge #2: While Claiming Mythic Significance, Star Wars Portrays No Admirable Religious or Ethical Beliefs.
* Charge #3: Star Wars Novels Are Poor Subsitutes for Real Science Fiction and Are Driving Real SF off the Shelves.
* Charge #4: Science Fiction Filmmaking Has Been Reduced by Star Wars to Poorly Written Special Effects Extravaganzas.
* Charge #5: Star Wars Has Dumbed Down the Perception of Science Fiction in the Popular Imagination.
* Charge #6: Star Wars Pretends to Be Science Fiction, but Is Really Fantasy.
* Charge #7: Women in Star Wars Are Portrayed as Fundamentally Weak.
* Charge #8: The Plot Holes and Logical Gaps in Star Wars Make It Ill-Suited for an Intelligent Viewer.
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