Does Star Wars take placein the future?

[mathew101281]

It starts with the phrase "long long ago", but yet it clearly has futuristic technology. Also are characters like Luke and Han solo humans? And if so does that mean that their was an earth at one point in the Star Wars universe?

[Mighty Roman]

In Star Wars, they don't measure time the same way we do. People typically estimate Star Wars Time based on How many years it is before or after the Battle of Yavin (the end of Episode 4: A New Hope). For example, Revenge of the Seth is set in 19BBY (19 years before the Battle of Yavin).

But then again, it's only a long time ago depending on when you're telling the story.

Also, Luke and Han are presumably Human, just not Earth-Human.

[CSTowle]

It may have happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away but the species and cultures had more time to develop the technologies than we have on Earth. Not to mention that when the first species did become capable of space travel they were able to collect and distribute technologies from other worlds which probably kickstarted development (like more advanced nations sailing around the world centuries ago and bringing back new ideas with them).

[Jeff Brady]

It starts with the phrase "long long ago", but yet it clearly has futuristic technology.

Just because a society has developed technology that we don't have doesn't mean that it's from the future. It means that their society is older than ours.

Also are characters like Luke and Han solo humans?

No one knows. That's just how they're portrayed.

And if so does that mean that their was an earth at one point in the Star Wars universe?

No.

Engage your critical thinking skills, man.

[Shawn Hopkins]

I think it's almost certain that the characters in Star Wars aren't humans. They're a parallel-evolved species that looks like humans. Because we know the origins of humans and we presumably evolved long, long after the events of Star Wars and far, far away from where it takes place.

If we dissected, say, Luke Skywalker, we'd probably find some subtle differences between himself and us. There are definite hints of it in the series, such as affinity for the Force and Midochlorians.

[Goggindowner]

It starts with the phrase "long long ago", but yet it clearly has futuristic technology. Also are characters like Luke and Han solo humans? And if so does that mean that their was an earth at one point in the Star Wars universe?

No, it is set in the far distant past.

Human, but no Terrans.

Technically earth exists in the same universe, but its a galaxy far, far away......so no crossover.

[MikeP]

Originally, I believe the phrase comes from an aborted background that Lucas was writing into the movies, about the story being told in something called "The Journal of the Whills". It just stuck because it sounds cool.

[PretenderNX01]

It starts with the phrase "long long ago", but yet it clearly has futuristic technology. Also are characters like Luke and Han solo humans? And if so does that mean that their was an earth at one point in the Star Wars universe?

What happened was, a corelian freighter was transported through a wormhole to Earth and the survivors mated with the neanderthals and homo-sapiens were born.

Everything we've accomplished is just us recreating our ancestors' technology.

[WillieMorgan]

No.

You are attempting to rationalise Star Wars by placing it in the wrong context. As an imaginary construct it differs from practically all others (the super-hero multiverses, things like Harry Potter etc) by having no connection to our universe whatsoever.

The Star Wars galaxy is a completely separate entity. There's no Orion, no Usra Major, and certainly no Earth. It's existed for billions of years and has built up it's own history that bears no relation to ours whatsoever. Hence the technologies that they have access to and the countless inhabited planets and multitude of different life-forms.

Luke Skywalker and Han Solo may appear human and experience human emotions but Luke was actually born on the planetoid Polis Massa and raised on the planet Tatooine. Similarly Han was born on Corellia. Why do they look and act human? Because Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford do.

[A boy and his blog]

Well they are humans, just not from Earth. Same universe as ours, just different galaxy. They are so much more advanced than us because Earth was seeded with humans much later.

[A boy and his blog]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

All human looking characters are humans.

No Earth per say, but many planets capable of human life thriving.

Humans did not originate on Earth in the Star Wars universe.

[JLS Comics]

If you value any of what Dark Horse wrote, then Star Wars did indeed take place in the past in the late 1900s/early 20th century. and Short Round in Indiana Jones lore is actually Han Solo's son...