Essays on Science Fiction

The political elements of Star Trek show that the series had more insight than what is apparent. The show started in the 1960s when the Cold War was at its height. Many authorities argue that Star Trek is an exploration based on self-interest, colonialism, collectivism and control . However, George Gonzalez takes a different approach in The Politics of Star Trek where he undertakes a critical review of the story within the context of the actual implications of the actions of the characters. This paper will review the first two chapters of the book in order to present the critical ...

American pulp fiction is iconic; it influenced the development of American culture for decades and maintains a lasting influence to this day in the form of comic books, movies, and current literature. Pulp fiction was printed on cheap pulp paper during the 1930s and 1940s, though they were first created in 1896, and was hugely successful because of the rising literacy rates of the American population and the cheapness and proliferation of the products themselves. Pulp fiction eventually lost its popularity during World War II when paper rationing affected the population and movies, television, comic books, and normal paperbacks ( ...

Invisibility of Women - Literature analyses of “The Women Men Don’t See” by James Tiptree Jr. in compare and contrast to “Invisibility in Academe” by Adrienne Rich

Introduction

The two literary texts analyzed in this essay are centered on the subject of feminine rights, power, and gender equality. James Tiptree expresses disdain for male domination in his story ‘The Women Men Don’t See’. He is concerned with the blatant disregard for feminine rights and identity flaunted by male dominance. On the other hand, Adrienne Rich writes an account of the feminine struggles in the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

Movie Review: THX-1138

THX-1138, the main character in the film THX-1138, works as a magnum operator in cell 94107. He was literally created to manipulate the magnum along with other people in his society. In general, the THX-1138 movie is one of the best films that the creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, has ever scripted and directed. In 1976, Lucas produced Electronic Labyrinth: THX-113: 4EB, a short film that won various awards and introduced Lucas to movie fans globally (“George Lucas Biography”). The success of Electronic Labyrinth impressed the director of The Godfather, Frances Coppela, who urged Warner Brothers to provide ...

Mary Shelley’s famous work, "Frankenstein," marked the beginning of the whole new genre of literature, science fiction. Studying the critique of this work of Walter Scott and Sherry Ginn, the reader comes to the same conclusion with the critics: this book is extraordinary in nature and it is unlikely that before "Frankenstein" there was something like the work of Shelley. Although both of the above critics write about different aspects of "Frankenstein", though, Scott and Ginn agree on the fact that Shelley has created something truly new, what does not fit into neither autobiographical work, nor fiction, nor ...

Stage 1: Analysis

Ms. Biglow indicates film as the interchange where different ideas intersect (Dargis, 2009). Each film is a creative work of a big team and, while analyzing a movie, we must realize that it is all a huge team work. The aim of the paper is to give the analysis of the science fiction film Back to the Future. It gives contextual information, describes the difference between the story and the plot in the movie, and explains aesthetic choices, social and personal impact of the film. Film theory explores the backbone of the cinema and provides methods for understanding not ...

Genre theory explanation, genre conventions and attributes

A genre helps people classify films according to its category or type. It is convenient as viewers know what to expect when they see certain iconography at the advertising bill for instance. Different film genres possess familiar story formulas, character types, settings, and iconography etc. (Goodykoontz & & Jacobs, 2014). Main film genres are: westerns, gangster films, mysteries, film noir, horror, fantasy, science fiction, romantic comedy, musicals and documentaries. In this paper, the fantasy genre will be discussed on an example. Fantasy genre is always a story which lets its characters escape from reality, experience situations where they act beyond the ...

INTRODUCTION

What is science exactly? The most generalized definition might be the pursuit of knowledge that can be studied, that can be tested through tangible experiments and then can be proven through repetition and presented in real world parameters. Science considers all possibilities but it does not necessarily answer to religious ideologies and philosophical principles that many adhere to, because science only supports what can be proven to be factual. Science, in all of its facets, has been and remains often controversial discipline, whether it is chemistry, robotics or genetics. The source of this consistent public criticisms and questioning of ...

"Starship Troopers" is a military science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven produced in 1997. This film does not only focus on life in the future and new civilizations and realities of the 23rd century, but it is also centered around the darker side of the role of government and authority, disturbing social spaces, and total absence of choice for ordinary people. The film depicts life of people in the distant future, particularly in the 23rd century. "Earth, three hundred years into the future, is under the rule of the Federation world government. Multi- nationalism has finally become ...

The 1980s was a complex era of transition, which saw the rise of military power, but also the emergence of new technology, as the fight against communist threats intensified. During this decade, the sci-fi genre reached immense popularity, and was closely related to the new blockbuster films which Hollywood exported throughout the world. During this decade, illegal immigration, the memory of the Vietnam War and the transformation of masculinity under the threat of feminism became prominent issues, which were reflected in the popular media of the time. As a genre which is particularly fit to reflect the anxieties and ...

Memory is easily one of the most precious facets of any individual’s life. Memory is the culmination of life experiences, both the good and the bad and is unique to every individual alive. For many people there are memories that they would be happy to forget, while there are others who wish they had different memories, or better ones. However, for the average person that concept eliminating bad memories or creating better ones is a matter of wishful thinking and the popular concept of modern science fiction. One such story is "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” ...

Science fiction is a genre of literature that deals with imaginary aspects such as technology, space travel, science, and time travel among others. Second variety by Philip K., Swarm by Bruce Sterling, Desertation by Simak, and Slow life by Michael Swanwick uses various aspects of chemical, biological, technical and scientific abstraction to science fiction. According to the four stories, the authors present the genre of science fiction by using precarious events that intend to forewarn the readers of the future possibilities of science and technology. Therefore, Science fiction gives meaning to life by enlightening the readers with the interest ...

A rhetorical analysis of language is not a summary or an interpretation of what the author meant. Rather, it is a treatise on how the author presents his or her material (Ramage, Bean and Johnson 16). At issue are the rhetorical features of the text-the author's purpose, the intended audience, what kinds of claims he makes, and the way he uses evidence (Ramage, Bean and Johnson 16). That evidence is used to show how an author attempts to persuade whatever audience he has chosen. The rhetorical plan is to analyze the text in terms of with the grain reading, ...

Introduction

There is a significant part of the population that appreciates the science fiction. Science fiction is, in fact, a branch of speculative fiction that covers highly imaginative concepts that are often related to the fields of technology, astronomy, physics, and even socio-anthropology. What makes science fiction interesting and highly patronized is that it scratches the humans’ itch for discovering endless possibilities. After all, humans are avid explorers. They, as a species, tend to focus on something that they cannot get or make, set it as a goal, start a quest to be able to accomplish that goal, and then ...

Many science fiction movies rely on the use of science to get their message across, and many more rely on the manipulation of scientific theories to fit the plot of the film. As such, there are a number of science fiction films that use pseudoscience or bad science in order to make the universe in the storyline work from the viewer’s perspective. It is interesting to assess the use of scientific concepts in science fiction, as it gives insight into how science is used as a plot device but can often be inaccurate. The purpose of this paper ...

Science fiction is nonexistent devoid of scientific and technological concepts. This essay aims at exploring how cautionary tales in science fiction make use of ideas rooted in science or technology. It focuses on four narratives and how their writers have incorporated scientific notions in creating admonitions. The four stories include Second Variety by Philip K. Dick, Slow Life by Michael Swanwick, Desertion by Clifford D. Simak, and Swarm by Bruce Sterling. These authors have used biological, chemical, physical, astronomical, or mechanical abstractions to warn the reader of impending danger in the narrative. In his narration, Philip K. Dick uses ...

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The Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is a popular, interesting and entertaining science fiction film. Its popularity even to this day can be attributed to how the makers of the film portrayed the mythic characters, especially of Luke Skywalker who is the main hero in the epic story. For one, the Star Wars (1977) was considered as a groundbreaking movie, and much of its success can be credited to how George Lucas introduced Luke, his family background and ultimately the events that leads him to take the central role in the story. Just like most movie heroes, ...

La Jetee (1962) is a French Science fiction film made by Chris Market and is made by using a series of still photographs and with only minimum information rendered through the voice-over. The film uses a unique pattern of images associated witht the life cyle of a man, starting from his childhood to his current state. The prime intention of the director is to create a multi-dimensional impaxt of the time variance by creating a photo-book sort of experience for the audience so that they are able to glance and connect the various dimensions of time within the current ...

Once Albert Einstein said, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity” (Moffett et al. 175). Nowadays, his statement is more challenging than ever. We live in the age of technological progress that works both ways. On the one hand, it significantly eases our life and improves its level. On the other hand, almost uncontrolled development of technology makes people dependent and results in loosing humanity. Comparing with previous days, we have become less attentive and more indifferent to everything around us. The aim of this paper is to discuss the impact technology has on ...

In the article, "Why Game of Thrones is taking over the world," writer Charlotte Runcie considers the popularity of the HBO television series noting that it is one of most popular shows of all time and is broadcast in roughly 170 countries. The series, which is based on a series of books by George R R Martin, is packed abundantly with everything from poisonous murders to beheadings, fights and dragons. The appeal is intricate and intense among fans. The show is recognized as exploring the topic of power, weaving in the comic and harsh realities of what is means ...

Films in the genre of science fiction portray storytelling that questions the underlying nature of current and historical human accomplishment. Science fiction goes above and beyond the realms of reality. Furthermore, a large number of science fiction films demonstrate a strong focus on technological innovation. Science fiction films have changed some people viewpoints on the world in just a few hours. Though the story hides behind a burst of imagination, the moral of the story stands strong. These accomplishments are often framed in relation to profound moral questions that are concerned with the circumstances of the human condition. In ...

Comparative paper between “Out of all Them Bright Stars” and “All You Zombies”

“Out of all Them Bright Stars” is a science fiction short story written by Nancy Kress and “All You Zombies” is a short story of the same genre written by Robert Heinlein. These two stories are similar because they are both science fiction and they differ because of the topics they deal with. The stories are different and while “Out of all Them Bright Stars” is about blue men coming from space to Earth, “All You Zombies” deals with a story which involves the time machine. “All You Zombies” is a story about a man who is young and ...

William Gibson is the author of such notable works as Neuromancer and Pattern Recognition. He is thought to be the trailblazer for the so-called “cyberpunk” subgenre of science fiction. In his 1988 interview with Larry McCaffery, he spoke about the influences present in his writing, and how he started down his career as a writer. Before writing Neuromancer, he was relatively unknown, having only published six or so short-stories previously. Thus, Neuromancer was a “major imaginative leap forward for Gibson” (McCaffery & Gibson, 1988, p. 217). However, the thing that made Neuromancer stand out from the science fiction literature of ...

Science fiction films demonstrate a form of storytelling that questions the underlying nature of human accomplishment, but all of reality as well. As is evident in various modern films such as Interstellar, The Martian, and Star Wars ideas such as the exploration of space and pushing the boundaries of the unknown are explored. Furthermore, science fiction films demonstrate a strong focus on technological innovation and human accomplishment. These accomplishments are often framed in relation to profound moral questions that are concerned with the circumstances of the human condition. In assessing the relationship between humanity, technology, and society science fiction ...

The following analysis of Persona and Solaris reveals how movies from unlike countries and of different genres portray the development of opposite human personalities while losing or gaining humanity under the external influences and internal self-recognition. The attempts to create a fine movie about internal and external of human life do not often impress much, especially nowadays when we experience an endless flow of visual images. Probably, it inspires people to look back at the classic works that not only represent the unusual transformations in the forms of self but also produce extraordinary rhythms in the scenes (Tarkovsky 113). ...

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Introduction

A brief glimpse into Berlin, Germany, and film and documentary production in the 1920s will provide historical context to better understand and appreciate the quality and value of this innovative documentary. Cultural life blossomed after the 15 million deaths and destruction of World War I. In the 1920s, the German film industry, despite uncertainties and financial difficulties, became firmly established and very productive (Goesch 61, 72). The emphasis on Expressionism became reality, objectivity and good times in the late 1920s. The art ...

Unkind Society (Analysis of Frankenstein and R.U.R) It is extremely necessary for an individual to remain connected with the society in his life including family, friends, community, and strangers. In this way, the social environment offers him the kindness and consideration to enjoy a sense of belonging in his social circle. However, if a person is not accepted by society, what happens? In this paper, I will explain how authors use literature to show the effect of lacking the sense of belonging in society. Both Frankenstein and R. U. R (Rossum’s Universal Robots) are complex creatures demonstrating an ...

Jonathan Glazer’s 2013 science fiction film Under the Skin is a supremely stylized, innately profound work that utilizes kaleidoscopic visuals and an unsettling performance from Scarlett Johannson to explore issues of the male gaze and take them to their furthest conclusion. Telling the story of an alien (Johansson) who comes to Earth and entices men with sex for her own twisted, mysterious purposes, Under the Skin charts the progression of a woman’s experience by simultaneously giving her a power and a predatory agency that women are not typically afforded, then stripping that agency away bit by bit ...

Introduction

Avatar is a science fiction film that was released in 2009. It was directed by famous film director James Cameron. It centered on the story of how humans started an expedition to colonize Pandora, a habitable moon of a gas giant encircling one of the stars in the Alpha Centauri star system, the nearest one from earth. The story was set in the mid-22nd century when the humans from Earth have already depleted all its non-renewable resources and have had no choice but to look for other sources of resources outside. A team of explorers were set to examine ...

Characters: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey is a modern science fiction novel for young adult readers with Cassie Sullivan, Ben Parish and Evan Walker as the major characters. Setting: The events occurring in the book are set in the modern world whereby the Earth is invaded by the aliens.

Background: The author describes how five distinct, sharp waves destroy everything. It shows how people were once living peacefully but the arrival of aliens destroys everything and their beloved planet.

Event 1: The first event occurs with the destruction of all electronics by an electromagnetic power.

Event 2: The second event happens when all coastlines on the Earth are destroyed by the dropping of a ...

The Day the Earth Stood Still

In terms of classic science fiction, William Cameron Menzies’ Things to Come and Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still stand firm as examples of the ways in which humanity used science fiction in film to explore the anxieties that came with things like war, apocalyptic destruction, and the possibility of death through our own command of technology. In Things to Come, a utopian vision of the future is created out of the ashes of war; in Day, aliens from another planet come to warn us of the dangers of war and divisions by national boundaries. Both ...

Thomas Heywood in an Elizabethan play “A Woman Killed with Kindness” regrets the things he has done and refers to God asking if there is any chance for him to return to the past and change what he has done. His words are full of hopelessness, as he understands that it is impossible, but the damage is so strong that he cannot help but wonder if there is a tiniest possibility that he could go back in time and redeem the mistakes. With all the technological advances, a lot of ideas and science fiction inventions were turned into life, ...

The novel, ‘ Parable of the Sower’ by Octavia. E. Butler and the movie, ‘Blade Runner’ are set in a future that is marked by the breakdown of the traditional society, violence and fight for resources. Both the novel and the movie are set in Southern California, Los Angeles to be exact and show a society that is deeply divided along class and racial lines. The setting is a dystopian world which is filled with pollution, economic meltdown, war, drought and danger. These divisions not only affect the society that they live in but also affects the environment as a ...

The conception of clones is no longer a science fiction subject, as research advanced and cloned animals and more recently, even humans attempts were publicized, making our current society close of the “not-too-distant-future” presented in “Gattaca”. “Gattaca” presents Vincent’s drama, who, born from natural birth, aspires to become an astronaut at Gattaca Aerospace Corporation, an organization that only employs genetically engineered individuals. Vincent’s problem consists in the fact that throughout his life he was in the shadow of his younger brother, Anton, the product of a genetic engineering conception, who was stronger, faster and better than him ...

Definition Draft: The Walking Dead

‘The Walking Dead’ is an American television series, which has become one of the most successful and critically acclaimed shows in American television history, both domestically and abroad. The show is based on the series of comic books with the same title created by Charlie Adlard, Robert Kirkman, and Tony Moore (“The Walking Dead”). Frank Darabont, a renowned Hollywood director and screenwriter, who had earned his stripes by adapting several works by Stephen King, including widely applauded “The Shawshank Redemption”, developed the series with the assistance of comic book writers (Seibert). The show was first announced by AMC in ...

Space in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Voyage to the Moon and Space is the Place

Space-based science fiction has mined a great deal of symbolic and subtextual meaning out of the vastness of space. At once, space has been something to fear and aspire to, and respect in all instances. Three of the most fascinating cinematic portrayals of space have their own unique spins on the black void of the cosmos – Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey paints space as a mysterious frontier that both threatens the very existence of humanity and heralds its ascension to a new level of consciousness. Georges Melies’ 1902 silent film Voyage to the Moon advances Jules Verne’ ...

Unveiled to the public in 1999, The Matrix is a science fiction movie starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Laurence Fishburne. The film reflects what is referred to as simulated reality, or a world crafted through the use of machinery in order to entrap society. The main character, Neo, played by Reeves discovers the truth behind the Matrix and subsequently, seeks to thwart the disintegration of mankind. It can be argued that the film intriguingly presents the concept of the world the general population lives in is an illusion, or the philosophical concept referred to as skepticism. Erion & Smith ( ...

Abstract

Nowadays more and more digital gadgets appear. Their number and diversity amuse and shock at the same time. Leading technological brands release lots of smart devises that make user`s life easier and faster therefore leading people into digital future. Apple Inc. is among these prophets of digital world. It dictated and establishes rules on technological market. As a consequence, in the best science fiction traditions Apple launched unique assistant that now can be seen not only in movies but also on wrist of an ordinary passer-by. The Apple Watch appeared not so long ago but managed to gain ...

It is obvious the world today is not perfect. There are many problems plaguing society, problems we are incessantly attempting to fix. In the context of literature and film, these problems and blemishes are easily remedied. They are erased immediately, with seemingly impossible solutions not only offered, but also rendered to the people’s delight or woe. Science fiction often speaks to society’s problems, participating in the ongoing conversation about them by offering solutions, or perpetuating continued problems in showcasing solutions gone awry. Dystopian science fiction novels, such as, “Brave New World,” notoriously attempt to peddle what seem ...

I, Robot is a collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov written in the 40s and published as a collection in 1950. These are all stories related to the concept of robotics, and in particular highly advanced and intelligent robots. While the short stories as originally written had no single-story thread, these stories did all exist in a common universe and on occasion characters from one story will show up in one of the other stories, such as robopsychologist Susan Calvin or other less important characters like Powell or Donovan. Moreover, in order to tie them all together when ...

Modern roads were developed in the XX century at the time cars became affordable for the Americans. As the society develops and people invent more advanced technologies the life gets more and more convenient and safe. It concerns roads as well. A modern road should be safe and provide the traffic safety. The road engineers should think about how to reduce the possible harm on the highways from traffic collisions. The construction, design, and regulation of the roads should be well thought out. Highway design is always based on the landscape principles and engineering principles of grade cross-section, right-of-way, ...

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Introduction

Oculus Rift is an application device from the field of Virtual Reality (VR) that potentially manipulates people's mind with a 3D experience. With virtual reality, it is now feasible to provide users with an experience that earlier would not have been possible. Virtual reality is a computerized simulated environment that through the help of some device gives the user an experience of that environment. The user through his mind experiences the virtual environment created and projected through the device enabling VR. The environment generated and perceived by ...

There are no rules and limits for writer`s imagination and depiction of various and divergent topics, places and characters. Science fiction may serve as the most vivid example of writer`s power of thought. (Taylor) However, consciously or not writers of different genres tend to discuss issues that terrify them or eat them from inside, thus presenting world with the most beautiful masterpieces. The stunning and unique science fiction short story Bloodchild composed by Octavia E. Butler may serve as a perfect illustration of putting writer`s mind at ease through conveying particular issue on paper. (Butler, 20) ...

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Research Question: How do the apocalyptic tensions in the SF films Things to Come and The Day the Earth Stood Still reflect Sontag’s “Imagination of Disaster?”

Films: Things to Come, dir: William Cameron Menzies (UK, 1936).

The Day the Earth Stood Still, dir: Robert Wise (United States, 1951). In terms of classic science fiction, William Cameron Menzies’ Things to Come and Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still stand firm as examples of the ways in which humanity used science fiction in film to explore the anxieties that came with things like war, apocalyptic destruction, and the possibility of death through our own command of technology. ...

Science fiction, regardless of its medium, is often thought to be a means of projecting our ideas of the future – what it could be, what it might become, how it should be, and so on. This is often demonstrated in the utopian and dystopian genres of SF, in which future societies, either good or bad, are showcased in order to explore sociological and philosophical ideas about humanity and society. As Jameson notes, this kind of future projection and prediction can be complicated to express, as semiotics and symbolism grants us the ability to investigate those ideas in more abstract ...

The technological progress of the last several decades never ceases to amaze. There are many recent inventions that have made people's lives more comfortable and joyful. Yet, along with positive changes, the technological progress also raises a great deal of ethical and practical issues. One of the most argued topics in this regard is the work on artificial intelligence. Humans should not create artificial intelligence because firstly, it might become an extremely destructive means of warfare, and, secondly, intelligent robots might eventually outsmart people, leading to the death of human civilization. One of the most worrying matters in terms ...

We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Phillip K. Dick) – Air Raid (John Varley). ‘We Can Remember It for You Wholesale’ is a futuristic short story written by Phillip K. Dick, centered on the concept of memory manipulation. It takes on the undiscovered fields of new age science. The concepts involved in the short story are so complex and underdeveloped even in this age and time. But still the author immaculately and ostentatiously nails his narrative. In the same sense, ‘Air Raid’ written by John Varley, seems to be the perfect match for the pairing. Both these short stories ...

1. Why does Quail want to go to Mars? The unknown world of another planet attracted him very much. Douglass was obsessed with the idea of trudging among its valleys again because he had already visited the planet as a secret Interplan agent. 2. Why does Quali’s wife always try to discourage his interest in Mars? Douglas himself stated that it was a wife’s job to bring him down to Earth. In fact, Kirsten knew about his previous trip to Mars. 3. How does REKAL, INC. provide trips to Mars? They incorporate extra-factual memory implant and provide ...

Be Right Back, the first episode of in the second season of British televisions series Black Mirror stands out as quite a thrilling watch. It features the private life of a just widowed woman and the clone of the deceased husband. It starts with both alive, but the husband dies still at the beginning. In the pursuit of reunion with the memories of her late husband, the woman goes ahead to purchase a clone which upon following all the instructions is quite a physical success. It also performs substantially in terms of trying to portray some ...

Essay 1: Auteur

X-Men series of film is an institution in its amazing way. Bryan Singer pioneered this popular comic characters and brought them to the silver screen. It is a very gigantic task to convert the fictional fantasy of an existence of a superhuman into a realistic visual treat. However, highly creative mind of Bryan Singer is capable of this task. The history is the evidence (The Usual Suspects) of the mastery of Bryan Singer in direction and storytelling. The thesis statement of this paper is the powerful auteur of the directorial team of the movie to bring his vision into reality.

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Science fiction is a sub- class of the horror film. Science fiction films sometimes often get confused with horror films. These two genres complement each other, and they have similarities because science fiction is said to have got adopted from traditional horror films. These two genres have distanced themselves from reality by use of fantasy and elements that get futuristic. Victims in horror films are shown as helpless completely, while science fiction shows the victims with more resilience. Alien a science fiction film of 1979 shows aliens getting defeated by technology and weapons. While the thing a horror film produced in 1982 ...

Unlike many of his contemporaries in the realm of science fiction writing, H.G. Wells understood how to tell a story to an audience. Whereas many of the other writers of the era were fascinated by the many technological advances available to them and the implications of these advances, Wells used those advances to set up a story that would come to resonate in American culture for years to come.

Indeed, to this day, the trope of an “alien” is consistent with Wells’ original description of the Martians, which speaks to the timelessness of the novel that he created. One of ...

The “Coyote” by Allen Steele is a thrilling science fiction literal work. The work employs imagery and proper descriptive language. The novel is also unique and avoids the conventional styles such as incorporating chapters but instead presents the work in chunks. It also employs the first and third person narrative style. This is a great portrayal of the liberty that Allen Steele uses in his style of writing. The Allen Steele’s work also illustrates a fabulous portrayal of diverse and very rich personas (characters) in their attempt to dominate a new planet. As I read the book. I noticed the uncanny ...

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The debate between the differences and similarities of American and Japanese cartoons continous to divide the world while trying to answer which one is the best. American cartoon supporters claim that American cartoons are better than its Japanese counterpart because of its content and brand of comedy. On the other hand, Japanese cartoons or anime fans would argue Japanese anime is better than American cartoons not just because of its more diverse storylines, but also because of its embodiment of Japanese society and realism in its entirety. This paper will discuss the differences and similarities of American and Japanese ...

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Steven Spielberg- Film Director

Contribution to Society A man who brought much name and fame to Hollywood and the United States is none other than the phenomenal and most powerful filmmakers the country hasThe biggest credit given to Spielberg for his work is his unique interest in science fiction and the spirit of which he kept alive through the dozens of films he made. Spielberg has become a role model for the youth of America as well as the entire world. He has made films like Jurassic Park, Jaws, ...

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James describes utopia as an imagined place or state of affairs where all things are perfect and ideal. It is the product of imagination by a writer where the place is painted to be better than our present world (James 219). James argues that the recent science fiction has been very critical of utopian literature. For instance, the author argues that science fiction writers object the feeling in the utopian literature that the utopian writers aim for a society that is largely static. Science fiction argues that the utopian literature denies adventure, the taking of risks and the expansion of both ...

In the modern world, several activists have called upon different stakeholders to ensure equality is maintained between the two genders. A lot of caution is taken in most sectors to ensure that both genders are presented with equal opportunities in any endeavor. This is very different from what the practice was some years back. Traditionally, men were considered to be superior to women. Such discrimination saw women reduced to objects whose purpose was to ensure men lived happily. To overcome these traditional myths, women have struggled hard to air their views. One of the ways they have aired their ...

Introduction

Theologically speaking, the nature or concept of God and beliefs or practices differ based on religious doctrine. In some cases, some religious groups base or borrow their doctrines on established ones or from known mythological narratives. This is especially true for cult groups that establish their significance on symbolism that is familiar to most people. Heaven’s Gate set an example because it is a cult that formulated its doctrines from pre-established canons such as those found in the Holy Bible infused with elements of science fiction. The result of which is a reinterpretation of the Bible within the context of ...

Aliens Films (1979-1997)

What is the significance of events in films? Are all the bits and pieces in films intentionally included by directors? These are some of the questions I asked myself as I set out on a comprehensive analysis of the audience message in the Aliens Films (1979-1997). According to film analyst Greg Smith, different events in films are not to be treated as accidental encounters of random occurrence and spontaneity. They are instead purposefully planned series of events with cause and effect and with nothing left to chance (Greg 128). Greg explains that Hollywood films are inadvertently one of the most ...

Works of fiction are often used to examine more complex societal concerns as scene in the graphic novel and popular film “V for Vendetta”. “V for Vendetta” asks the question what exactly is the expectations of society? This topic is explored by using a fictional dystopian world to expand upon the known and possible aspects that make up society and its ideologies. Humans have an ever burning desire to explore and learn thus always changing what we understand about humanity and how one can better society. Because of this desire,”science fiction works, such as “V for Vendetta” is often a strong ...