Claim: Star Wars: The Last Jedi is science fiction.
Evidence: Star Wars : The Last Jedi -LRB- also known as Star Wars : Episode VIII -- The Last Jedi -RRB- is an upcoming American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson.
Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare , melodramatic adventure , interplanetary battles , as well as chivalric romance , and often risk-taking.