The creator of the franchise “Star Trek” Gene Roddenberry was notoriously picky on the science fiction rules which framed his work, sometimes at a point where writers felt forced by his strict adhesion to a kind of utopian idealism. Whether he prevented Starfleet’s officers on the USS company from fraternizing with each other (and killing potential romantic sub-stars) or preventing writers from telling war stories, Roddenberry had a very structured idea What should be science fiction. Its version of science fiction prioritized using Expanded metaphors to comment On the historical and contemporary problems of the real world, which leads the fans to wonder what he felt about the other science fiction franchise of “Star” absolutely giant, “Star Wars” by George Lucas.

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In the 2011 documentary “Trek Nation”, produced by the son of Roddenberry Rod, the elder Roddenberry shared his feelings on “Star Wars” in certain archive images, and his comments were incredibly to the brand. While Roddenberry apparently found the “Star Wars” movies entertaining, he was also quite disdainful of their impact on the public.

In the images, Roddenberry expressed the opinion that “Star Trek” is higher than “Star Wars”, but that the two have their place, saying:

“I like” Star Wars “. He was the young King Arthur, finally killing the evil emperor.

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While Lucas absolutely exploited narration techniques Defined by the scientist Joseph Campbell Who speak of ancient archetypes, there are also elements of “Star Wars” which have as much to say about our reality as “Star Trek”. After all, “Star Wars” is an anti -fascist story on a rebellion reversing an evil government, and you cannot tell me that it is apolitical. Not only that, but “Star Trek” proved to be in the fantastic many times, even on “The Original Series” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” under the direction of Roddenberry. After the death of Roddenberry, the writers on “Star Trek “Projects often had to plead for ideas This has violated the rules of the creator, finding a happy medium between his intellectual ideal and a larger entertainment. There is a lot of philosophical reflection in “Star Wars” and a good part of fantastic pleasure in “Star Trek”, the two franchises having more in common than Roddenberry did not seem to think.

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As a fan of the two franchises from an early age, every time I am asked to choose “Star Trek” and “Star Wars”, I have a very simple answer: “Why not both?”

In “Trek Nation”, Rod Roddenberry actually visits Lucas at Skywalker Ranch to discuss the impact of “Star Trek” on the Lucas franchise. While Lucas took care not to get bogged down The science and technological side of things as much as “Star Trek”, “ It was categorical that “Star Trek” nevertheless had an extremely influential influence on “Star Wars”. In an interview SCI FI NowRoddenberry shared his filming experience with Lucas and called the Rift between “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” something purely designed by fans. He said of Lucas:

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“He was so graceful, respectful, so kind, and I must say, extremely authentic, he would say a lot of flattering things about my father, but they have not become fashionable words, they did not come like lines, he was trying to feed me. While he was comfortable with whom I was in the interview, and my trip was a real thing, as” Star Wars ” “.

Lucas seemed a little more kind than Roddenberry, but there seems to have been a certain level of respect between these two titans of the Science Fiction narration. The pair met at least once, during the 10th anniversary convention “Star Wars” in 1987, where they shook hands on stage. If only fans could get along as well as the creators.

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