2. -Theodore Sturgeon
A good science-fiction story is
a story about human beings,
with a human problem, and a
human solution, which would
not have happened at all
without its scientific content."
3. Sam Moskowitz
"Science fiction is a brand of
fantasy identifiable by the fact
that it eases the 'willing
suspension of disbelief' on the
part of its readers by utilizing
an atmosphere of scientific
credibility for its imaginative
speculations in physical
science, space, time, social
science, and philosophy."
4. Main ideas
The first contemporary novel to be considered
a part of the ‘Science Fiction’ genre was
Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley.
The author used a scientific rationale,
combined with certain religious ideas, to
persuade the reader that her story took
place in the realm of the possible but
touched upon the improbable.
5. Science Fiction VS. Fantasy
In Science Fiction, there needs to be some
possibility that the events could possibly
happen.
In Fantasy, the author can use far-fetched
assumptions. ie; unicorns, three-legged
creatures etc.
6. Major Themes in Science
Fiction
• Space travel to and from other planets
(ie: Star Wars, Star Trek)
• Time travel to the past and future
(ie: Back to the Future)
• Psychological/biological changes to man
brought about by scientific changes
(ie: The Incredible Hulk)
7. • Supernormal powers/talents
(ie: Superman, Spiderman, Batman)
• Science applied to human relations for
constructive or destructive purposes
(ie: Weird Science)
• Battle with alien life forms
(ie: Signs)
• Alternate Universe
(ie: Star Wars)
8. Sci Fi in the Movies
• Even before talkies, science
fiction made its mark on film:
• A Trip to the Moon (1902) by
the Frenchman Georges
Melies
• Metropolis (1926) by the
German Fritz Lang, the first
classic science fiction film
10. Sci Fi Movies Today
• Matrix, Matrix Reloaded, Matrix
Revolutions (Certain critics felt that it was
almost beyond the realm of belief that
funding was available for the third part
of the series)
• New Star Wars Trilogy
• Spiderman
• Men in Black 1&2
• A.I.
• Minority Report
• Signs
• Transformers
11. GRAVITY
Director Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity stars
Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone, a scientist
on a space shuttle mission headed by
astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney),
a talkative, charismatic leader full of colorful
stories that he shares with his crewmates as
well as mission control. As the two are on a
space walk, debris hits the area where they
are working, and soon the pair finds
themselves detached from their ship and
stranded in space. While figuring out what
steps they can take to save themselves,
Stone grapples with a painful past that
makes her consider giving up altogether.
Gravity screened at the 2013 Toronto
International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert,
Rovi
