sci-fi movies

Comic book movies, space movies, dystopian futures, dinosaurs brought back to life—they’re all related to the sci-fi genre. And is it really a surprise? One of the appeals of cinema is being able to experience stories that just aren’t possible in the real world. But hasn’t that always been true? We’ve always wanted to hear, see, and experience characters and virgin worlds waiting to be discovered. Then why is the trend in sci-fi movie popularity so specifically recent?...

Indeed, not every film director has the capability to take audiences into the streets of Los Angeles in 2049 or through the creepy hallways of The Nostromo while a creature hunts down the ship’s crew. The skill and talent to make an audience believe that we’re really there with the characters of the film, in this fictional world that’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen ourselves—whether an alternate version of our world, a possible future for our world, or a completely different world altogether—is one that very few can pull off....