I consider Star wars as Conservative, Rebels fighting against an evil empire.
Star Trek is a liberal prophesy, sheep and lions coexisting, ultimate Police State with star cruisers, supremacy through humanitarian compassion, liberal compassion, liberal bullshit.
But Deep Space 9 made them one of the best parts of the show.
Star Trek is the one with the right message: take risks, get along, do cool stuff. Put your life on the line for your friends. No greater love.
Star Wars seeks supernatural powers through discipline, ways to manipulate others. I liked Star Wars, the first three anyway -- and I even get the "feel the force" thing, and in a way believe it. The "greater love" thing in Star Wars is kind of moot because, as in the case of Obi Wan, laying down his life rang kind of hollow because he moved on to an even more powerful place and shows up on occasion to participate.
Star Trek was about meeting the future successfully, taking risks, being righteous. More conservative, to me.
THANK YOU! As an Original Trilogy fan I think comparing the IDEA of SW to ST is laughable. ST was/is Earth based. All they could imagine is going to space and finding...Lincoln, Napoleon, Genghis Khan?? Sad. SW was vast in scope, about saving a galaxy, a religion, the ultimate conflict of good/evil.
If all you want from a film is ‘kewl’ gadgets and explosions and soft porn ‘babes’- then ST is for you. If you want vast scope and mythology and sci-fi/fantasy that is not about EARTH in any way...welcome to the Light side of the Force!