More Than Just Entertainment
When it comes to sci fi movies, E.T., Star Wars, Avatar, and many others, entertainment can now also mean education. When creators produce sci fi movies, they not only form a story line that grasps the viewer’s attention, but they take scientific breakthroughs and they base the plot and conflict of their movies around the possible consequences they believe will arise from the technologies. They produce their movies in order for the public to get a glimpse of what may occur in the future. Watching these types of movies should influence the public in a way that will get them to think about themselves and what is happening around them. Good science fiction has an enticing story line that emphasizes the importance and the consequences of the breakthrough.
In order to provoke the viewer’s interest, a good movie needs a good story line. If it’s confusing and doesn’t make sense, then it’s not worth watching. It’s important for a story line to be suspenseful in order to develop the story’s mood. For example, in the year 2105 in the movie Wall E, all humans were evacuated from the trashed planet - Earth. The BnL government left robots called WALL-E to clean up after the humans. By the year 2805, only one WALL-E remains. Meanwhile, humans have inhabited a highly advanced spaceship in space. Each being supported by a floating chair and all their daily needs provided by the push of a button. Due to the humans’ dependence on technology, they have suffered from severe bone loss and obesity. Later, an advanced probe robot named EVE was able to collect evidence of plant life on Earth. However, upon losing it, she and WALL-E are sent on an adventure to find the plant. In the end, the Captain maneuvers the spaceship back to mankind’s home planet. With the help of all the humans and robots, they work together to restore Earth. From this example, sci fi movies should include a convincing and enticing plot, conflict, and resolution. That way, the audience will have the ability to relate to the movie and question for themselves what they believe will happen in the future. This keeps them aware and educated.
Exposing the importance of the scientific breakthrough also plays a key role in the making of a good sci fi movie. This exposure will help develop the public’s understanding of the purpose of the technology and its creation. Realizing its abilities will allow them to think for themselves about the possible consequences that may arise as a result of the technology. They must convince themselves that each day technology is being improved to the point where they are considered “smart.” For example, in Wall E, the audiences were overwhelmed at the handful of newly developed robots. Advanced technologies, such as M-O, was designed to detect and clean all foreign contaminants. This was unbelievable because M-O kept the spaceship pristine and contaminant-free. Breakthroughs like this captures the audience’s attention and it also develops their imagination.
The technology introduced in all sci fi movies may also influence and take a toll on the lives of mankind. Today, technology is now looked upon as a source of entertainment, recreation, education, and many more. It has increasingly become a public need because new and appealing technologies are being presented. If mankind is incapable of realizing the consequences that may arise, Earth’s future may not look so bright. In Wall E, the creators show the obese humans so engaged in their holographic television. Due to their crave for better technology, they were completely unaware of their surroundings. They suffered from obesity and they were unable to support their own weight. In another scene, as the Captain forced to activate the holo-detector in order to send the humans back to Earth, Auto locks the captain. In Auto’s automated system, it was programmed to keep humanity in space, since Earth was uninhabitable in 2105. As a result, it took control and kept its original orders. Due to this possibility, the creators of sci fi movies are trying to convince the public that although humans are promised a luxurious life, it’s important to ponder over the consequences and avoid being ignorant.
The production for sci fi movies are not only for entertainment, but to help the public realize what the world is leading into. Producers and creators are trying to draw out what may become of mankind’s future on this planet if technology is constantly improved and developed. The increase of scientific breakthroughs has gotten the minds of society to want more technological advances. Humans will become more dependent than ever to the point in which technology takes over mankind’s lives. Good sci fi movies will help the public to open their eyes and realize what is going on in society and what will become of the future.
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