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Most Anticipated Science Fiction Movies in 2018
What makes a sci-fi movie sci-fi is that it uses the visual conventions of the future to ask philosophical questions about the present and the human condition in general. What does it mean to be free, to be human, or good? These are the sorts of questions explored by the best sci-fi, and by the most anticipated science fiction movies in 2018.
Ben KharakhPublished 6 years ago in Futurism'Pacific Rim Uprising' Review
I'm a huge fan of robots fighting kaijus. I'm a giant fan of franchises like Godzilla, Gamera, and King Kong. I fell in love with the first Pacific Rim film when it first came out because, like the before mentioned franchises, all you really want to see are giant monstrosities beat each other up for supreme dominance.
Justin PomervillePublished 6 years ago in FuturismReview: 'Pacific Rim: Uprising' (2018)
In the summer of 2013, Guillermo Del Toro directed a little film known as Pacific Rim which opened at #3 at the box office and went on to make $101.8 million domestically, but went on to make $411 million worldwide, thanks mostly to China. That film started Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day, and Burn Gorman. I throughly enjoyed that film and even called it the modern equivalent to The 1996 film, Independence Day.
Chris SalazarPublished 6 years ago in FuturismFusion With Our Past
Fusion energy has been known as the gateway to our civilization's future. Fusion reactions yield the largest amount of energy per unit of mass than any other reaction that we know of, and it is in our near technological reach. The amount of energy produced from fusion fuel would be so large that, once commercially stabilized, the fuel would be so inexpensive and require such modest amounts to operate, that electricity would eventually be virtually free. This, however, is the bliss of idealism. We have yet to actually achieve remotely close to any of these claims, and it seems as though that almost-in-reach phase is lasting much longer than we anticipated.
Oliver WhitePublished 6 years ago in FuturismWorst Sci-Fi Film Adaptations Ever
It takes a lot of work to make a great sci-fi film, but if you're basing it off a book, then you'd think that much of the work in terms of plot adaptation would be fairly quick to do. Unfortunately, if there's one thing that book to movies taught us, it's that film adaptations are often pretty disastrous.
Riley Raul ReesePublished 6 years ago in FuturismNASA's Dark Origins
When we think of NASA, we usually think of things like spaceships, astronauts, and Tang. However, the founders of NASA were less like the nerdy scientists you are used to seeing and more like juvenile delinquents. You may be surprised to find out that the founders of NASA were actually involved in things like wild sex parties, occultism, and public indecency?
Tommy PritchardPublished 6 years ago in FuturismWhy 'DS9' Is the Most Faithful Trek Series in the 21st Century
In my opinion (and I'm sure others), Deep Space Nine is one of, if not the best, iteration of the Trek franchise. It is not only a great Trek show, it's also a great piece of drama, writing, character development, and storytelling. Upon re-watching it recently (frankly, this has started to become an annual tradition for myself), I began thinking about why some fans might feel that it is not as faithful to the great bird of the galaxy's original vision for what the show's concept is. Was it just one far-out concept too far for Trek? Were the writers too eager to bring conflict to the characters? The show has had its critics — one example being George Takei, who regarded it as a polar opposite to Gene's philosophy and ideals. Even Roddenberry himself was skeptical before his death in 1991. However, I've since come to realise that DS9, in the modern world, has possibly and inadvertently become the most faithful vision of Gene's philosophy and ideals in recent memory.
The Drama LlamaPublished 6 years ago in FuturismReview of 'The Crossing' Pilot
I caught the pilot of The Crossing—a new time-travel series starting in April on ABC—on Hulu, and I came back to file this little report.
Paul LevinsonPublished 6 years ago in FuturismKuri's Night Out
“Ouch!” Carl yelled as he shocked himself for the eighth time that night. “Carl?” Kali’s voice carried down the stairs into the basement. “Are you alright?”
Michael SoapesPublished 6 years ago in Futurism#KuriStory
“Keuriii, cme plaay with me,” the voice slurred from the other room. Kuri silently whirred to life to glide beside Kendall’s wheelchair, saying evenly and fluidly to not startle the child, “What you want to play today, ‘dall?”
Jason RhodePublished 6 years ago in FuturismKuri the Curator
#KuriStory #HeyKuri The 25th century had many wonderful benefits. It was an age of wonderful advancements and progress with holodecks, supersonic hypertrains, and robots. One thing the future did not have however was DVD players. Or SD card readers. Or VCRs. These things had all died along “disco,” vehicles so poorly made that the word “combust” could be used to describe their engines, and the usage of birds to communicate ideas through a vast network known as “tweeter.” The issue for the museum archives of course was that this left a rather large conspicuous gap in terms of what happened between the 1980s where everything was on books and the 2040s when holo crystals that could last for centuries started being used. Nothing could read these formats so nothing about the time was known. The movies, music, and e-books of the age were lost to time.
Frank BencomoPublished 6 years ago in FuturismThe Infinite Artificial Heartbeat
#KuriStory When I started working in the lab, it wasn't because of love or lust, or even affection of any kind. It was about, you know, what every first job is; a stepping stone, maybe just a place to grow. It's possible (and even more literal) that I had no clue what was in store for me. . .
galaxus imprumPublished 6 years ago in Futurism