Araxen
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I plan on reading the book eventually. I just started on Malazan. Hopefully I finish that series this time around.
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I plan on reading the book eventually. I just started on Malazan. Hopefully I finish that series this time around.
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Kinda silly alien encounter movie. Far too little science on how these microbes could survive space, how rock creatures could move limbs. Also pretty dumb to have a space faring species not know about radiation and also have them be blind with echolocation a far less viable primary form of sense than photosensitivity. How would those rocks even know there is space and stars? They cant hear them. Dumb feelgood movie.
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Hoss
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Watch the video in the post above. That's the author answering literally every question you posed other than how the microbes survived space. Something that's already a pretty well established sci-fi trope.
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This a good movie for the kids. Like an old family friendly Spielberg or Disney movie. Not really what I was expecting from trailers but pretty consistent from start to finish an 8/10 movie. Not sure why anyone would care about the science explanation for a movie like this as it’s wildly unrealistic and silly, this isn’t the expanse we are talking about here.
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Fucker
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Yeah. It's not even relevant to anything considering the universe caught the flu and is dying out.
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as you can see above, plenty of people trying to pretend ”tHe SiEnCe iS tOtALly ReAlIstIc aNd wElL tHouGht oUt!!11”
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The science in the film isn’t that outlandish. The microbes that can perfectly absorb solar output and propelled themselves at relativistic speeds is probably the most improbable thing, but then again so were the ship drives in The Expanse
Not pure hard sci-fi, more like “reasonable sci-fi with a couple fantastical elements to move the plot”
Not pure hard sci-fi, more like “reasonable sci-fi with a couple fantastical elements to move the plot”
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Watched it again finally. One thing I wished they touched on more was Stratt being essentially the Dictator of Earth like the books. Like she literally nuked the Antarctic to stave off the inevitable. I think its one of those things that got left in the cutting room. I felt there was something missing on how she was able to decide to do that to Grace.
Anyways still thoroughly enjoyed it. Nothing wrong with some upbeat "positive" Sci-Fi.
Anyways still thoroughly enjoyed it. Nothing wrong with some upbeat "positive" Sci-Fi.
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Absolutely awesome feel-good movie that is satisfying for the whole family to watch. Perfect pacing with sympathetic characters and an entertaining soundtrack.
Ignore all critique from autistic nerd faggots, as you would for everything else, and enjoy a really nice watch.
Ignore all critique from autistic nerd faggots, as you would for everything else, and enjoy a really nice watch.
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I finally watched this and am firmly in the camp of not a very good science fiction movie but a fun feel good movie. I think the comment from my wife was along the likes of it being like reading a short story from one of those old science fiction compilations and then hollywooding it up. We enjoyed it for what it is.
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There are very few that push any boundaries in science fiction. Some ideas i get a kick out of seeing on screen though. I liked Gattaca, especially the scene where the doctor convinces the parents that they owe it to their child to take advantage of all the medical technology that's available. It's not only plausible, it's topical. Brazil is great if slow in parts and i liked Ex machina as well. Primer, mainly the first half as discovery happens. One of my favorite short stories was about an expedition to a distant planet, when they finally arrived after 200 years of travel it was completely built up already. They sent the crew back to their own time. Anything that touches on that idea gets me. 3 body problem did, and interstellar did as well. I'm waiting for Rendezvous with Rama. It'll never get made it seems, kind of like Mote in God's Eye. Either that or they'll miss the point.
That's a start.
That's a start.
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"Science Fiction" is a thematic branch similar to "Western" or "Fantasy". There are Sci-Fi dramas, action/adventure, comedies, horrors, family movies, etc etc etc.
A good science fiction movie does not necessarily require the 'pushing of boundaries'. It would be very odd to expect that from a sci fi comedy or family movie. Respectfully, that's just an evaluation criteria that you and your wife made up for yourselves, and more power to you I guess.
A good science fiction movie does not necessarily require the 'pushing of boundaries'. It would be very odd to expect that from a sci fi comedy or family movie. Respectfully, that's just an evaluation criteria that you and your wife made up for yourselves, and more power to you I guess.
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