SCIENCE FICTION

TAYLOR HUNTSAM WENNER

BECKY KERNEY

AVERY ROGERS

BRYCE WILKEN

Genre of fictionUsually are scientific, visionary, comic-strip-like, and imaginative

Based on alternative possibility Examples are: outer space life, super powers, different timelines, and supernatural

SubgenresTime travelAlternative historyMilitarySuperhumanApocalypticSpaceComic

BAD VS. GOOD

ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966)

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi261948953/

JURASSIC PARK 3 (2001)

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2576351513/

Sci-fi films are complete with heroes, distant planets, impossible quests, improbable settings, fantastic places, great dark and shadowy villains

expresses the potential of technology to destroy humankind through Armageddon like events, wars between worlds, Earth-imperiling encounters or disasters War of the worlds, Day after tomorrow

Compare:Old vs.

New

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2240479513/

IRON MAN 2 (2010)

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2256077849/

It differs from fantasy Scientifically connected instead of made up completely

directed towards middle age group 26-49 male over female

#6 in the ranking of genres out of 14 total

Well Known Sci-Fi movies

Continued

Blade Runner (1982)Alien (1979)The Star Wars Trilogy IV-VI (1977-1983)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

The Matrix (1999)The Terminator (1984)

TOP SCI-FI MOVIES

Star Quest: The Odyssey (2009)

Ultra Warrior (1990) Monster a-Go Go (1965)

Dark Vengeance (1992)

Universal Soldiers (2007)

WORST SCI-FI MOVIES

Red Riding Hood Immortals Sucker Punch The Thing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,

Part 2 X-Men: First Class The Green Hornet Transformers 3 Cowboys and Aliens Captain America: The First Avenger Thor Green Lantern

Anticipated 2011 Movies

http://blastr.com/2010/06/the-20-most-anticipated-sci-fi-movies-of-2011.php

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