Comments on: Is Science Fiction Dead?

By: KC

KC — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:14:02 +0000

It just seemed to me that it was more of an ation/drama/thriller movie. I forget about the science fiction aspect. When I think science fiction, i think of the impossible, and this movie feel so real, almost like we’re taking a ACTUAL look into the future…I digress, it certainly is science fiction.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:50:14 +0000

@ KC – What the hell are you talking about?? Of course it’s a science fiction film.

Let’s see … takes place in the future. Deals with a bizarre infection/genetic mishap that causes all women to be infertile. Human race extinct in fifty years. Society degenerating into ruins.

Does this sound like a DOCUMENTARY to you? Perhaps a romantic comedy?

Of course it’s a science fiction movie.

By: KC

KC — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:13:47 +0000

Children of Men is one of the best movies filmed in years, but it is NOT a science fiction movie, nor close to one.

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:32:49 +0000

@ Dreamrot – OMG I meant to include “Children of Men” – one of my very favorite movies in the last five years – and I totally forgot. GREAT CATCH, and thank you!!!!!!!!!

By: dreamrot

dreamrot — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:24:32 +0000

I think that there are still some good things being done with science fiction today. Look at a movie like Children of Men. It’s much more subtle that, say, 5th Element, but it handles it’s futuristic premise in a very subtle and dignified way.

I think that, much like horror, science fiction movies are really never going to run out of things to say, if only because of the way it allows us to play ‘what if’

By: KC

KC — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:59:11 +0000

Those are all great examples of brilliant and ground-breaking Science Fiction movies. I love every one, and I think we’ll see a few good ones in the future. For the most part, though, Scott is right, and I agree that there isn’t much that’s original in this deparment. At least not right now.

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:44:32 +0000

Frankly, I think the world is bizarro right now. Just because their predictions didn’t come to pass (yet), doesn’t mean that it has no value. Many inventions came about from the theories and ideas of science fiction writers … so they have a purpose.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:29:25 +0000

I agree with him. Their are no new original ideas being used. It’s all the same thing over and over again.

People used to think that we would have flying cars and we would be living with aliens by now. They thought the world would be so much different and once they realized that the future wasn’t some bizarre-o-world, they seemed to loose all creativity towards the subject.