Like if I try to make some kind of Sci-Fi world that includes magic, I will get compared to star wars
Warhammer 40k is inspired by multiple franchises, with Star Wars also being a big inspiration and while it does get compared to it, a LOT of people will encourage you to look past it and it’s massive fandom would give you huge explanations about how it’s not magic yadda yadda yadda. I’d say this argument doesn’t work as well for Star Wars as well as it does for Harry Potter.
And there are plenty of sci-fi concepts and technologies in sci fi media that aren’t explained at all, kind of like the Force which could be likened to magic. But nobody compares that to Star Wars. No one compares The Expanse to Star Wars even if both have elements that break physics completely repeatedly without any explanation(ie protomolecule) and many consider The Expanse antithetical to Star Wars.
Warhammer 40k is inspired by multiple franchises, with Star Wars also being a big inspiration and while it does get compared to it, a LOT of people will encourage you to look past it and it’s massive fandom would give you huge explanations about how it’s not magic yadda yadda yadda. I’d say this argument doesn’t work as well for Star Wars as well as it does for Harry Potter.
And there are plenty of sci-fi concepts and technologies in sci fi media that aren’t explained at all, kind of like the Force which could be likened to magic. But nobody compares that to Star Wars. No one compares The Expanse to Star Wars even if both have elements that break physics completely repeatedly without any explanation(ie protomolecule) and many consider The Expanse antithetical to Star Wars.