Dull and non-immersive

Rating: Null/10 (5 February 2012)

Having seen the Star Wars movies, I am very familiar with the concept of them and I don't think it works as a SciFi movie, and because the action in the movie "plays second fiddle" to the storyline, it can only work by the standards of a SciFi movie. Therein lies the problem. You see, a SciFi movie has to be somewhat grounded in reality; people have to be able to identify enough with the characters in order to put themselves in their places in order to enjoy a storyline about extraordinary technology. However, in the movie, because the characters and events are set, "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away," that implies that the events in the movie have nothing to identify with.
The audience can't try to relate the movie with their lives. They can't ask questions like, what if these things really were to happen? As a person with x attributes, how should I feel about this movie? What types of lessons should I learn from this? Without a story being grounded in reality, all of this is lost and becomes nothing but meaningless dribble (which would be fine if that's what it was supposed to be.) It's like making a comedy to poke fun of something that doesn't exist; no one would be able to identify with it so no one would be able to laugh at it.
In short, Science Fiction isn't good fiction, unless there's there's science fact for it to contradict and/or exaggerate.