Comments on: The Fall of the Sci-Fi Genre in Film http://adampolselli.com/2007/04/24/the-fall-of-the-sci-fi-genre-in-film/ Digital dwelling of web designer and photographer Adam Polselli. Design inspiration, photography, movie talk, and Web insights inside. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:09:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: can WALL E’s irresistable charm rescue the science fiction from further decline « Lewis Bostock http://adampolselli.com/2007/04/24/the-fall-of-the-sci-fi-genre-in-film/comment-page-1/#comment-9726 can WALL E’s irresistable charm rescue the science fiction from further decline « Lewis Bostock Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:13:58 +0000 http://adampolselli.com/2007/04/24/the-fall-of-the-sci-fi-genre-in-film/#comment-9726 [...] after Thompson posted her article, blogger Adam Polselli extended on Thompson’s article by stating other cultural factors which have contributed to [...] [...] after Thompson posted her article, blogger Adam Polselli extended on Thompson’s article by stating other cultural factors which have contributed to [...]

]]> By: Richard Daugherty http://adampolselli.com/2007/04/24/the-fall-of-the-sci-fi-genre-in-film/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Richard Daugherty Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:50:44 +0000 http://adampolselli.com/2007/04/24/the-fall-of-the-sci-fi-genre-in-film/#comment-1755 Perhaps "science fiction" is (and probably always has been) a misnomer. More correctly the genre might be called "future fiction." When the bulk of old-school sci-fi was written, we were transitioning from the industrial age to the space age, and our culture was immersed in the newness of science and technology. I would refer today's readers and movie watchers to such works as Andrew Niccol's film "Gattica," and such written sci-fi staples as Larry Niven's "Ringworld" series and Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" series, just to name a few. These works and their contemporaries create worlds full of real people (and non-people) that are so compelling as to visibly remove the underpinnings of science and technology and leave us floating high above in anticipation (and sometimes fear) of what our future might be. In short, science fiction is not dead or even dying. It has evolved into something about which many people are not aware. Education and proper exposure will cure the problem. Word of mouth will win the day. Perhaps “science fiction” is (and probably always has been) a misnomer. More correctly the genre might be called “future fiction.” When the bulk of old-school sci-fi was written, we were transitioning from the industrial age to the space age, and our culture was immersed in the newness of science and technology. I would refer today’s readers and movie watchers to such works as Andrew Niccol’s film “Gattica,” and such written sci-fi staples as Larry Niven’s “Ringworld” series and Orson Scott Card’s “Ender’s Game” series, just to name a few. These works and their contemporaries create worlds full of real people (and non-people) that are so compelling as to visibly remove the underpinnings of science and technology and leave us floating high above in anticipation (and sometimes fear) of what our future might be.

In short, science fiction is not dead or even dying. It has evolved into something about which many people are not aware. Education and proper exposure will cure the problem. Word of mouth will win the day.

]]> By: Colleen http://adampolselli.com/2007/04/24/the-fall-of-the-sci-fi-genre-in-film/comment-page-1/#comment-1392 Colleen Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:39:14 +0000 http://adampolselli.com/2007/04/24/the-fall-of-the-sci-fi-genre-in-film/#comment-1392 Check out 'Year Zero' by NIN. Check out ‘Year Zero’ by NIN.

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