Dunno. I watched the first one in the theater one time, fell asleep there for the first sequel and never saw any of the many following ones. Despite being a lifelong SF fan.
Anything set in outer space tends to get the SF label attached to it but Star Wars is more in the fantasy/fairy tale genre. The whiz bang space battles hooked the young boy set of any age and thus a lot of it’s popularity. It got me but I certainly understand why many said meh. Since Disney took over its now a long lost relic of my past.