Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film Essays

  • Generic Codes And Conventions Of The Science Fiction In The Day The Earth Stood Still and Independence Day

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    Generic Codes And Conventions Of The Science Fiction In The Day The Earth Stood Still and Independence Day The ways in which the generic codes the conventions of science fiction are used in 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' and 'Independence Day' are very different. The main factor is that both films were made in two different times. 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' was made in 1951, so it doesn't have the massive amounts of special effects as in a film today and it is also in black and white

  • The Analysis of the Independence Day Film

    711 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Analysis of the Independence Day Film Film - Independence Day Independence Day and action Sci-Fi directed by Roland Emmerich was released in 1996 and starred will smith, Jeff Goldblum and bill Pullman. The plot of the film is fairly simple, earth is under threat from alien invasion and all we can do is fight back, the basic story is the same as many other sci-fi films like war of the worlds and mars attack. The conventions of the film are the same as any other sci-fi, there are

  • The Princess Bride Book Vs Movie Essay

    1158 Words  | 3 Pages

    Inconceivably Great Most movies based on books could never compare to the book. However, The Princess Bride film is the perfect ninety-eight-minute representation of the novel. The film is one of the most successful adaptations in film history. The 1987 film was successful partially because the screenplay was written by William Goldman, the author of the novel, The Princess Bride. William Goldman mirrored his 1973 fantasy romance novel into a fruitful movie filled with suspenseful battles, heartfelt

  • Film Analysis Of Interstellar: Directed By Christopher Nolan

    1636 Words  | 4 Pages

    is a British-American science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan. It is about a team of astronauts who travel through both space and time in order to find a new inhabitable planet for humanity. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Michael Caine as the main characters. Since its release on October 26, 2014 in the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, it has been nominated for and won numerous accolades such as an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, a British

  • Stephen King

    2354 Words  | 5 Pages

    Stephen King is known by many as a successful author, but every author is only as good as his or her works. King has produced various types of works such as short stories, novels, novellas, screenplays, and comics. His work has been the “most important bridge between the horror genre and literary respectability from the late 1960s and 1970s up to the present time” (Hoppenstand 3). Stephen Edwin King was born September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. He is the second son of Donald Edwin and Nellie