Are you a fan of science fiction? Do your eyes take delight in watching movies or reading books that feature some futuristic sides of science and technology? If you do, then you are really one of the sci-fi fanatics! It cannot be denied that science fiction is one of the coolest genres with a wide reader and audience base. It even has conquered both literary and movie industry with its unique elements, making their readers and viewers enthusiastic to read or watch the works.
There are definitely millions of sci-fi novels that were published in the world of literature; End Game by Arsdale, Greg is one of the great examples. Imagine your favorite science fiction book that only plays the scenes in your imagination will be made into film. That would be awesome, isn’t it? Hence, satisfy your mind, eyes, and heart because we have provided below some must-watch sci-fi movies that are based on your favorite books!
Divergent (2014)
This film is released in 2014 starring Theo James and Shailene Woodley. It is based on the dystopian novel by Veronica Roth that has the same title as the movie. Moreover, it was directed by Neil Burger and produced by Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, and Pouya Shahbazian. This movie adaptation is a major success because it garnered more 288.9 million dollars with the budget of 85 million dollars.
The story is set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago that has a divided society based on the virtue that people possesses, courage, honesty, kindness, selflessness and intellect. People are only allowed to display one of the said values and should belong to the factions Dauntless which values bravery, Erudite which values knowledge, Candor which values honesty, Abnegation which values selflessness, and Amity which values kindness. The story becomes more interesting when a 16-year-old Beatrice Prior got her aptitude test results and has displayed three virtues, which means that she can belong to three factions which are Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite. She is called a Divergent and should keep her secret for her to be alive.
The Iron Giant (1999)
This 1999 animated sci-fi movie is the adaptation of Ted Hughes’s novel The Iron Man. Brad Bird is the director of the film. He is also one of the brilliant people who did the production and screenplay. The voice actors of the characters are Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., James Gammon, Cloris Leachman,John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald, and M. Emmet Walsh. It is about Hogarth Hughes, a boy who found a giant robot made of metal that came from the outer space during the 1975 Cold War. The boy and the robot later on created a bond of friendship. Hogarth is being chased by the U.S. army and a federal agent named Kent Mansley. This story really showed how great the power of friendship is. Because of its impactful theme and good animation, it has received a wide array of positive response.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Based on the book by Douglas Adams with the same title as the film, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a mixture of science fiction and comedy that is directed by Garth Jennings. It gained 104.5 million dollars and is one of the best British-American sci-fi films. The characters were portrayed by Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschane, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, and John Malkovich. The story open with the character Arthur Dent found his home directly demolished to create a space for a bypass on a Thursday morning. His friend named Ford brought him to a pub and told him about an alien in Betelgeuse area and a journalist creating the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. That’s when all the adventures begin to emerge.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
This epic sci-fi movie is inspired by the 1951 short story of Arthur C. Clarke titled The Sentinel, as well as other short stories written by him. Moreover, the director and producer of this film is Stanley Kubrick. He also participated in working on the screenplay. It centers on the journey towards the planet Jupiter. The one who is on the voyage is the artificial intelligence HAL 9000, who is considered as the antagonist. The journey happened after an alien monolith is found in the area that is impacting the evolution of humankind. Moreover, the movie explores themes of evolution, technology, the potential existence of E.T. life, existentialism, and AI.
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