Digital Technology and Evolution of Humanity: How Science Fiction is Crossing into Reality We cannot deny the fact that information technologies play a major role in the modern society. Little by little humanity becomes more dependent on the technological advancements. The extent of our reliance on “artificial intelligence” of the inventions like iPhones and Google makes some of us uneasy. In a new environment‚ which reminds us of a science fiction movie‚ we need to be in control of our own evolution
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British Science Fiction Authors "Science fiction is one of the more secluded parade grounds where private fantasy and public event meet. They call it entertainment". (Aldiss Billion 1) This quote is interpreted to mean that‚ in the genre of science fiction there is a fusion of fantasy and reality. It is this combination of two opposites that produces the novel categorized today as science fiction. There is one aspect of science fiction that separates it from any other genre. Science fiction
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Extensive science literature on the topic of the rites of passage and‚ particularly‚ on initiation exists. We can distinguish different types of such literature: the anthropologic works devoted to local and traditional culture (of course‚ similar works concerning modern cultures also exist but they tend to use the same methods)‚ studies in folklore and folk literature (myths‚ fairy and folk tales etc.)‚ which often go with the former‚ and psychological literature. And the narrowest represented type
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Fiction There are many different types of fiction. Many people confuse these different types of fiction and classify fiction books into incorrect groups. To help better understand fiction they would have to know what types of fiction there are and what they’re like. These types of fiction include realistic fiction‚ science fiction‚ and historical fiction. Realistic fiction refers to stories that might really happen‚ stories set in a particular time and that happen to a particular people.
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Metropolis was the first science fiction film made‚ which symbolized a new mark in the film industry. It was produced in Germany in 1927‚ directed by Fritz Lang. This film tells a story of the world of thinkers and workers. The thinkers are people who live in a life of luxury. The workers are the people who live underground working with machines‚ in order to support the city above. The acting and the music also played an significant role in the film. The music pleasantly
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Thesis Statement: There are a wide variety of films out there‚ and they are categorized into many different types however there are 6 major types or genres those are‚ action‚ drama‚ comedy‚ horror‚ musical and science fiction. Types of Films | Characteristics | Examples | Action | Highly charged‚ violence‚ shoot outs‚ car chases‚ kung-fu‚ hero and bad guys | Avengers‚ James Bond‚ Resovoir dogs‚ Departed‚ Kill Bill‚ Dark knight‚ Expendables | Comedy | Humor‚ filled with jokes and loose plot
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Metropolis: “Breaking down the utopia” In January of1927 Metropolis was released to the German public. The film‚ which was directed by Fritz Lang‚ was one of the first science fiction movies in the history of film. The film focuses on the differences between the working class who power the city and the wealthy whom indulge in it. The film was host to many German stars at the time such as Alfred Abel and Brigette Helm. As this conflict is going there is a separate yet relative
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Pulp Fiction was originally magazines with tales about bigger than life characters solving crimes or rescuing a damsel in distress. The stories were written on “pulp” which was the cheapest paper available in the 1930’s and 40’s. The low price and exotic new stories drew in readers like moths to a flame. The stories were filled with violence‚ risqué scenes with women‚ and drug use all too off the wall to be published by the major outlets of the time. But some authors like H. P. Lovecraft and Ray
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“Science fiction is that class of prose narrative treating of a situation that could not arise in the world we know‚ but which is hypothesized on the basis of some innovation in science or technology‚ or pseudo-technology‚ whether human or extra-terrestrial in origin‚” once said a man by the name of Kingsley Amis. With this said it can definitely be determined that Frankenstein is a science fiction novel. However‚ what elements make this piece of literature a work of science fiction? To begin
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Steven Spielberg’s questioning film “Minority Report”‚ a movie where crimes are stopped before they happen using pre-cogs by a special police unit‚ when John Andurton‚ the head chief‚ discovers he’s going to murder someone he’s never met‚ he sets out to find out why he was going to murder him and who he is “You don’t have to run.” Ray Bradbury’s foreboding novel “Fahrenheit 451“ is a book where firemen burn books because they are outlawed but when a fireman starts breaking the law and starts reading
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