Originally posted by queeq
Star Wars is not really sci-fi.... so it gets kinda tricky to chose. BTTF is a good one, but I think Twelve Monkeys ranks high, as well as 2001.
the term sci-fi can mean different things to different people.
I agree that star wars is not a sci-fi it is a sci-fi fantasy
but tweleve monkies definatly is not a sci-fi
i guess for me sci-fi for the most part has to take place in space
BTTF i wouldn't classify that as sci-fi that is just an adventure.
how in the hell is shawshank redemtion and LOTR a sci-fi?
sci-fi movies
2001
star trek
pitch black
total recall
aliens and predator
transformers
blade runner
scifi but not in the normal sence
BTTF
matrix
terminator
Blade Runner takes place on earth. Lost out on your own definition there. If that's sci-fi then so is 12 monkeys.
Sci-fi is basically a futuristic view of how technology influences people in x years from now. 12 monkeys, terminator, BTTF in a way, Matrix .... they all fit that description. They're all sci-fi.
SW is a fairy tale, a space fantasy but hardly sci-fi.
Originally posted by queeq
Blade Runner takes place on earth. Lost out on your own definition there. If that's sci-fi then so is 12 monkeys.Sci-fi is basically a futuristic view of how technology influences people in x years from now. 12 monkeys, terminator, BTTF in a way, Matrix .... they all fit that description. They're all sci-fi.
SW is a fairy tale, a space fantasy but hardly sci-fi.
That's not the definition of sci-fi. Science fiction can take place in an ancient time with ancient technology. Sci-fi is the aspect of a story that is related to some form of technology not present in real world history. A sci fi story can deal with the origin of Egyptian hieroglyphics being alien. Star Wars is sci -fi because it's based on a universe largely dependent on advanced technology. It's not by any means hard science fiction, but it's sci-fi nonetheless.
Originally posted by Allankles
Star Wars is sci -fi because it's based on a universe largely dependent on advanced technology. It's not by any means hard science fiction, but it's sci-fi nonetheless.
Star Wars hardly deals with the effect of technology on people however, which is to me, the fallible criteria in which to categorise Science Fiction.