Stereotypes In Science Fiction Films

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Global warming, international conflict, nuclear warfare, alien invasions…etc. etc. etc. Seriously? From articles, to novels, and even blockbuster films, it seems we’ve resigned ourselves to the horrid notion, that the future is, amongst everything it could possibly be, a threat, and I’ve had enough! In the 21st century, Science fiction films in particular have become crucial to this viewpoint, more often than not, portraying the world in a dystopian and/or post-apocalyptic gloom. Take for example Wall-E, an explicitly childish movie that presents our planet as little more than a rock, ravaged by pollution and climate change. Or perhaps, I am Legend, where our humble attempts to cure cancer, yield instead, the birth of an uncontrollable zombie …show more content…

Certainly, narrative wise at least, where most science fiction films instil fear in their audience through their choice of setting, functioning as little more than a warning, Tomorrowland is rebellious in that provides us instead, with hope of a beautiful Utopia Indeed, captured through a blissful long shot early in the film, as technologically advanced, CGI landscapes gleam, and a young Frank Walker zips around in a jetpack, although slightly unrealistic, this highly unconventional scenery serves as an early reminder, that not all roads lead to destruction. And whilst the film actually clichés out towards it climax, revealing that the earth is in fact tending towards an ‘inevitable’ apocalypse, the reason behind it is eye opening to say the least. Not because of Donald Trump, or aliens or even global warming, but because we simply took all that negativity, and “…gobbled it up like a chocolate eclair, enjoying it as video-games, as TV shows, books (and) movies.” It’s a simple message spoken, in an almost 4th wall breaking moment, to society; that that to produce a brighter future, we must first stop marketing the opposite. We must simply, be more

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