Science fiction is a widely patronized genre in film. It emerges on or in between 1900 to 1920s; thus, it began to rise early in the silent film period usually as short movies captured in either black and white or with color tinting. Technology began to progress as the years go by and, as a result, more enhanced quality of science fiction movies have been produced. Some of the early sci-fi movies that were brought to life were adaptations of classic horror novels, such as Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The list of wonderfully created sci-fi films, both adapted from a book and not, goes on as the years passed.
The popularity of sci-fi did not only stay in the film industry for it also transcended in the world of literature. There have been many literary pieces that were created in accordance to this genre. Some of the promising sci-fi works in the literary realm are Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker by Rae Carson, Artemis by Andy Weir, Recursion by Blake Crouch, The Last Emperox by John Scalzi, and The Brotherhood of the Wone by Len Stage. Some of them were adapted into well-produced movies and have received various praises from prominent movie and literary critics.
Since most of you are given the privilege to enjoy the comfort of your homes and keep yourselves safe from the dangerous threat to each of your health, we have collected four of the finest sci-fi films that you may check out. That said, listed below are the binge-worthy sci-fi movies that you can watch at any day of this week!
Ex Machina (2014)
Ex Machina is written and directed by Alex Garland, which was released in December of 2014. It is a mixture of science fiction and psychological thriller. This film was produced by Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich and starred by Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac. The story revolves around a programmer who received an invitation from his boss to supervise the Turning test, a test that measures the ability of a machine to display intelligent behavior similar to humans, to an intelligent humanlike robot. This film have been nominated in more than 15 award shows, including Academy Awards, Austin Film Critics Association, British Academy Film Awards, Broadcast Film Critics Association, and more.
Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation is the movie adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel Annihilation. It was also directed by Alex Garland and was produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Macdonal, Allon Reich, and Eli Bush. It was released on Febuary 13, 2018 and was distributed to North America and China by Paramount Pictures and internationally by Netlix. The movie stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Gina Rodriguez, and Oscar Isaac. This science fiction psychological horror movie centers on a bunch of scientists who set foot on an eerie isolated area called the “The Shimmer” where mutating flora and fauna caused by extraterrestrial presence are found. It has garnered various positive response from widely known movie critics, including Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Chicago Sun-Time’s Richard Roeper, and Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers.
WALL-E (2008)
WALL-E is a 2008 animated science fiction movie produced by Jim Morris under Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was under the direction by Andrew Stanton while the story was by Stanton and Pete Docter. It starred Ben Burrt, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, John Ratzenberger, Jeff Garlin, Kathy Najimy, and Sigourney Weaver. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and was released in Los Angeles on June 23, 2008 and in the U.S on June 27, 2008. The film focuses on a lone garbage compactor robot on a futuristic, unlivable, and abandoned Earth. The robot was left to the planet to clean up the trash, but a probe from a starship called Axiom paid him a visit. The probe was also a robot, which was called EVE. WALL-E fell in love with EVE and he pursued her all over the galaxy. The film earned plenty of positive responses from movie critics, such as American Film Institute, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, IndieWire, Time’s Richard Corliss, Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips, and more.
Avatar (2009)
Avatar is a 2009 film that was directed, written, and produced by James Cameron. This epic sci-fi movie starred Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox but under various production companies, such as Lightstorm Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Film Partners, and 20th Century Fox as well. The movie was released in London on December 10, 2009 while it was released in the United States on December 18, 2009. It garnered a total $2.79 billion for box office. Avatar pertains to a genetically created Na’vi body controlled from the brain of a distantly found human is utilized to engage with the locals of Pandora. Moreover, the setting of the movie is on the middle of the 22nd century when the human beings are colonizing an abundant livable moon of a gas giant found in the stardom of Alpha Centauri called Pandora. The goal of humans is to acquire the mineral called unobtanium by mining it. The growth of the mining system jeopardized the continued presence of a native tribe called Na’vi, a humanlike creatures indigenous to the area. Furthermore, the film was extremely praised for its amazing visual effects.
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