If you've thought enough about the spaceship design and nanotech, and the dynamics of war between advanced civilizations, every battle in Star Wars seems as absurdly stylized as the space ships in treasure planet. 
Star Wars: Why do the ships have a clear top and bottom? And why do they all orient on the same plane so that they have the SAME top and bottom?
Why do the starfighters have living pilots? Why are there even starfighters?
Why are the war droids shaped like humanoid infantrymen?
Why do the starfighters have living pilots? Why are there even starfighters?
Why are the war droids shaped like humanoid infantrymen?
Why even have field armies for ground combat at all, if you can bombard a planet from space?
From a military engineering perspective, none of those choices make sense.
From a military engineering perspective, none of those choices make sense.
Of course, the reason is that combat in Star Wars is a stylized skin over the dynamics of WWII, with battleships and aircraft carriers, fighters and bombers, and army guys shooting guns.
This is just fine: there's nothing wrong with telling stories in a world of stylized WWII warfare dynamics.
But these days, SW feels as obviously stylistic as treasure planet.
But these days, SW feels as obviously stylistic as treasure planet.
One is (roughly) 1700s sailing dynamics with a backdrop of SPACE.
The other is (roughly) WWII combat dynamics with a backdrop of SPACE.
They require the same kind of willing appreciation of the aesthetic.
The other is (roughly) WWII combat dynamics with a backdrop of SPACE.
They require the same kind of willing appreciation of the aesthetic.
If by any chance you're wondering what real spaceships or real space combat would be like, this website is FANTASTIC.
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