Nowadays however films with huge battles are commonplace thanks to the advancement of technology. Virtually every battle will stick to the rule of Space Is Noisy, because of Rule of Cool. The first film to really push the envelope in terms of this was Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, during the battle against the Death Star. Of course making such battles have become easier as special effects have become simpler to make and have become much more advanced.

It provides jaw-dropping visuals, tons of Slow Lasers, a lot of tense edge-of-your-seat action, advanced iconic vehicles or weapons, and a totally awesome end sequence.Įssentially, it is an opportunity to show off the special effects and a ton of ideas that the creator has come up with, to try and blow the audience away and use the potential awesome to lobotomize them into drooling masses as they enjoy the spectacle of it all. It is meant to be the occasion in a movie, game or TV series where it can show off where most of the budget probably went and why it took as much time as it did. Well, it's not exactly as simple as that, almost. One of the cornerstones of a Space Opera is for there to be a Space Battle somewhere along the line, where the heroes take part in an event that will change the fate of everything, then stop for a Victory Dance and a Spot of Tea if the battle is won.