trend or fad?

It's simply one of those films that will never be forgotten, a perfect trilogy (i like to ignore the new ones - they're good in their own right, just not in the original trilogy sense). So it's definetely not a fad! I think it's a trend in a way, as it has set the mark for lots of other sci-fi and even trilogies in general. I dont think many people in the world have never heard of star wars!!

I honestly don't think it's either. I think that it's longevity, since the original came out in theatres over 30 years ago and has been re-released so many times and parodied and re-enacted by so many different medias, shows that it's going to be around for the long haul. I don't think it's a fad because it's lasted, and it's not just a trend because a lot of different people from different backgrounds have been affected by the stories.