Just how high can a man reach before he exceeds his grasp?
Science fiction is one of those genre’s that is much admired, but very little understood. Some of the most iconic movies have been science fiction; Star Wars, Terminator, Blade Runner, etc., that spawned dedicated following still in existence today. It captures the imagination and, unlike fantasy, has the added advantage of having that tantalizing possibility of being real at some point in time. And the subject is versatile, able to blend in with several other different genres like romance, comedy, action, horror, or mystery.
But for all those pluses, it’s still a very niche subject that rarely breaks into mainstream popularity. The one turn off for the subject among casual viewers that I’ve seen is also the one aspect that I absolutely love the most, that it takes a lot of effort to comprehend and understand. It challenges viewers by breaking down their original conceptions of what’s possible, but that’s the beauty of science fiction in my mind. I consider myself an open-minded person for the most part, and in this case nothing impresses me more then when creators push the boundaries of ones imagination and exploring new ideas I hadn’t even dreamed about before. It’s the immersive experience of it all that gives me my money’s worth, and by the end of it I feel this deep sense of satisfaction that all the effort I put into it paid off. If I could compare it to anything it would be like doing well with a particular subject in a classroom, it takes a lot of work, but only then can you truly appreciate it by the end. Maybe that’s not worth it to some people, but for me they just don’t know what they’re missing out on.
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Sean C // Dec 17th 2012 at 10:28 am
I can feel you on the topic of Sci-Fi being able to mesh into many different vehicles of human emotion. Although some stories are quite cheesy, there are so many ways that a Sci-Fi story can make a tale out of ordinary life, such as going to the store, come alive with effects and technology that we can only wish we had.
Harlem Kat // Dec 17th 2012 at 1:24 pm
wow, I had no idea Terminator was considered science fiction. I guess I always considered it an action movie. Now that I think of it the whole future world and time travel does make it science fiction. You seem to give an informal definition of science fiction by saying that it has the possibility of becoming real. I like how you made a distinction between sci fi and fantansy. This has definitely made me wonder what movies are sci fi and not action, this is definitely going to challenge me for a few months,lol
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