I'm taking a science fiction writing class this semester and we have been instructed to choose three movie choices to watch and discuss at the end of class. These movies need to deal with technology that does not exist in today's society. So far I have two ideas.
-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind -Jurassic Park
I need a third. If you have any good suggestions, please let me know.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Gattica?
Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
I, Robot
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Twelve Monkeys Primer Minority Report
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
2001, if it's not too boring.
--j_k
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
Vanilla Sky, as awful as it was.
Ni!
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
I'm going to second Gattica. It's a very good movie, and it's near-future enough that it's speculative based on current society plus a few advances. It's intelligent enough to provide just the sort of hooks a class discussion or paper needs.
--Enigmatic
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
quote:Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
We have the DVD, and Fahim tells me we watched it. I picked it up to watch it a few days after we apparently watched it together, but I don't remember watching it. I don't remember a single thing about that movie.
Irgh!
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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Ironic.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Serenity.
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
Ghost in the Shell
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Transformers
Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
Ender's Game. That kid from Sixth Sense was so good in this movie!
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
Serenity of course. Me and my friend were watching it and Firefly yesterday and discussing the backstory behind the technology. It was pretty interesting for pure speculation.
Posted by Silent E (Member # 8840) on :
Minority Report
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
I have to second Minority Report. I thought that movie was excellent and could spark some really interesting philosophical discussions.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Oh, I hated Gattaca; I found it to be really dull.
I think Minority Report would be a good one; Total Recall (look, more Philip K. Dick!) could also work.
Paycheck is also based on work of Philip K. Dick, though I didn't think the movie was that good.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
For that matter, so was Bladerunner, no? (A Phillip K Dick story, I mean. It was based on his story "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?".) It also deals with a new technology and the aftermath.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Yup! I forgot about that one because I've never seen it, although I did know it was Philip K. Dick.
Posted by Swampjedi (Member # 7374) on :
I second Transformers.
Too bad it starts off "In the year 2005...." Posted by SenojRetep (Member # 8614) on :
Imdb's top 50 Sci-Fi Movie List. I haven't seen many (19/50). Of those I think some of the best addresses of the effect of introducing new technology into a society are: Back to the Future (time travel, in a Delorean no less) Manchurian Candidate (mind control) Minority Report (pre-cognition) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (memory erasure)
Posted by Risuena (Member # 2924) on :
quote:Originally posted by kwsni: Vanilla Sky, as awful as it was.
Ni!
If you don't mind foreign films and subtitles, then I would suggest the original Abre los ojos instead. Same exact story, but much better done.
Posted by Rabid Newz (Member # 7704) on :
Who cares if Transformers starts in 2005?
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
Castle in the Sky has some cool anti-gravity stuff and an airborne society.
Posted by Historian (Member # 8858) on :
BladeRunner
Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :
I'll have to vote for Gattica also. I thought it was done very well. A great Sci-Fi film without special effects.
As much as I don't want to bring it up, I can't believe no one has brought up Star Trek.
It would be interesting to speculate on how unlimited power, transporters and replicators would affect society, especially if you get past the almost utopian society Rodenberry created.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
quote:Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (memory erasure)
That's what it's about? Sheesh. Ironic that that's the movie that's been deleted out of my memory stores.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:It would be interesting to speculate on how unlimited power, transporters and replicators would affect society
It would quicky cause a technological singularity.
Posted by seven (Member # 5367) on :
quote:Originally posted by quidscribis:
quote:Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (memory erasure)
That's what it's about? Sheesh. Ironic that that's the movie that's been deleted out of my memory stores.
Haha. I was wondering if you were kidding.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
I like anime! Someone already mentioned ghost in the shell and castle in the sky. Akira would be good too. If you don't mind watching a mini-series, you could try Fooly Cooly (often abbreviated as FlCl). It's six half-hour episodes. It's a little...weird though.
Real life movies...Mary Shelley's Frankenstein would be good. Also surprised no one said The Matrix, but maybe everyone just realized that would be too easy and overdone and maybe I shouldn't have wrote this sentence...
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
quote:Originally posted by seven:
quote:Originally posted by quidscribis:
quote:Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (memory erasure)
That's what it's about? Sheesh. Ironic that that's the movie that's been deleted out of my memory stores.
Haha. I was wondering if you were kidding.
Nope, not kidding.
My memory is quirky that way...
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
Hmm... good choices. I think I'm deciding between Gattaca and Manchurian Candidate. Good selection people. Thank you. Keep them coming.
Posted by Chreese Sroup (Member # 8248) on :
First off, if any of you have not seen Primer you must see it.
And I'll also chime in with Gattaca.
Seconding Primer is a very easy choice for me, it is a very well made and 'true' science fiction film.
If you want an out of the park pick, watch THX-1138.
Edit: I wouldn't recommend The Matrix, because that would lead whomever to want to watch the 'rest' of a series that induces seizures. Edit2: My brother reminds me that THX-1138 has boobies; And he recommends Impostor (which also has boobies).
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I think The Island looks fairly probable for the near future.
The fact that there was advertising everywhere in that society, and the issue of cloning and the wealthy being able to afford to live for ever more or less, these are all appealing issues that are going to be dealt with in the next few decades. It's an interesting potential snapshot of the future.
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