#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I love science fiction but it's the genre I'm the most critical of. AlexThe thing with sci-fi is that it's the most open of genre's. You can pretty much do anything. But only very very few sci-fi films dare to go beyond what seems comfortable and safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,825 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 By the way, just for comparison purposes, here's AFI's top 10 sci-fi:1. 20012. Star Wars3. E.T.4. A Clockwork Orange (is this really a sci-fi??? haven't seen it)5. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)6. Blade Runner7. Alien8. Terminator 29. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)10. Back to the future (this is a pleasant surprise)(they had to pick from 50 entries, and in them Jurassic Park was included. Well, I wouldn't call this sci-fi. I would call it an adventure fantasy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 A Clockwork Orange is sci-fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 No RoboCop or Brazil on the Guardian/Observer list. Fail! Oh, I forgot ROBOCOP. Great choice. I love science fiction but it's the genre I'm the most critical of. Because you're a replicant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 All this "This is SF, this is not" stuff has gotten me thinking: what exactly is a sciance fiction film? What criteria does it have to meet? What boxes does it have to tick?Personally, "E.T." is a love-song to a failed marriage, "RoboCop" and "POTA" are social allegory, "Forbidden Planet" is a meditation on youth, "TDTESS" (1951) is a plea for world peace, and "ACO" is an extended essay on choice, but they are all wrapped-up in the SF medium. If Stefan is right (and I think that he is)-that one can do anything within the SF medium-then what makes a typical SF film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Many of the best sci-fi films have some kind of social commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Robocop is basically a comic book/superhero movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 "RoboCop" is much, much more than that. It's social commentary of the highest order. One critic (whose name I forget) called it "a nest of Chinese boxes":the more you watch it, the more you see in it. "RoboCop" is comming true all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Barbarella is my kind of sci-fi movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 386 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Lest we forget... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I'd rather forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 I love science fiction but it's the genre I'm the most critical of.Because you're a replicant?That's up for you to decide.All this "This is SF, this is not" stuff has gotten me thinking: what exactly is a sciance fiction film? What criteria does it have to meet? What boxes does it have to tick?Well, according to many science fiction writers, the science in science fiction has to be futuristic yet credible AND it has to affect the human psyche in the story.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I love science fiction but it's the genre I'm the most critical of.Because you're a replicant?That's up for you to decide.Do you dream of electric sheep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I love science fiction but it's the genre I'm the most critical of. Because you're a replicant? That's up for you to decide. You're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 You're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down...What one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 I love science fiction but it's the genre I'm the most critical of.Because you're a replicant? That's up for you to decide.You're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down...Is this testing whether I'm a replicant or a naturist, Mr. Prometheus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Germans are all nudists right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,511 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I love science fiction but it's the genre I'm the most critical of.Because you're a replicant? That's up for you to decide.You're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down...Is this testing whether I'm a replicant or a naturist, Mr. Prometheus?Just answer the questions, please.You're watching a stage-play. A banquet is in progress. The entree consists of boiled dog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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