Ten Great Science Fiction Films: Myths of Runaway Technologies – Part IV

Ten Great Science Fiction Films (concluded) Concluding the list of ten great science fiction films.  (See Parts I, II, & III of this series on mythology in media if you haven’t previously.) #8) Gattaca “There’s no gene for fate.” Genetic Discrimination The human genome is a mystery scientists are unraveling … and manipulating.  Of course, … Read more

Ten Great Science Fiction Films: Myths of Runaway Technologies – Part III

Ten Great Science Fiction Films (continued) Continuing the list of ten great science fiction films.  (See Parts I & II of this series on mythology in media if you haven’t yet.) #5) Interstellar Love is the one thing that we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.  Maybe we should trust that, … Read more

Ten Great Science Fiction Films: Myths of Runaway Technologies – Part II

Ten Great Science Fiction Films (continued) Continuing the list of ten great science fiction films.  (Check out Part I of this series on mythology in media if you haven’t already.) #2) Solaris (1972) We don’t want to conquer space at all. We want to expand Earth endlessly.  We don’t want other worlds; we want a … Read more