| rocketpig said: Excellent points, Reasonable. Star Wars, IMO, is 100% fantasy. Even George Lucas believes it to be fantasy and not science fiction. I've argued that point many a time... I consider sci-fi to be movies that, as you said, directly involve "science" somewhere in them and not focus another story around technology, with the tech being only a backdrop for another story. Under this classification, Blade Runner is definitely sci-fi while Alien is borderline science fiction. Gattaca is sci-fi , as is Moon. Stuff like Transformers is fantasy, just like Star Wars (though obviously not on the same level). People arguing that Jurassic Park isn't science fiction when it's one of the BEST examples of sci-fi on that list. The issues dealt with in the novel/film are based in reality and explore humanity's role in technology and the dangers of abusing it without a second thought. On the other hand, Back to the Future isn't science fiction. The time machine is nothing more than a plot device and it's a popcorn film (though a very good one). The characters may as well be teleporting from spot to spot with how little thought is given to the actual "science" portion of the film. |
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