,TOP #a ,S,F ,FILMS ( ! ,DECADE 7#b#aS7 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS ,TEXT 3 ,>RIVAL - ,RI ?AT ,>RIVAL IS ! BE/ ,SCI5CE ,FICTION FILM EV] MADE4 ,BO? 9 ! S5SE ( BE+ ! PURE/ MO/ PROTOTYPICAL EXAMPLE ( ,SCI5CE ,FICTION AS A G5RE AS WELL AS 9 ! S5SE ( BE+ SIMPLY ONE ( ! BE/ FILMS EV] MADE4 ,IT 9TRODUC$ ! WORLD TO ,T$ ,*IANG - LONG ! SCI5CE FICTION SNOB'S FAVORITE SCI5CE FICTION AU?OR - & AGA9/ ALL ODDS SOMEH[ DID HIS WORK JU/ICE4 ,!RE'S AN OLD BIT ,SCI5CE ,FICTION FANS LIKE TO TELL AB\T ,M>Y ,%ELLEY1 ! FIR/ =MAL SCI5CE FICTION AU?OR1 BE+ ! DAUY ,WOLL/ONECRAFT & ,WILLIAM ,GODW91 9 TURN (T5 CIT$ AS ! FIR/ =MAL FEM9I/ & AN>*I/4 ,>RIVAL IS V]Y CLE>LY & SOLIDLY 9 ?IS TRADITION4 ,EMPA?Y & SCI5CE >E C5T]$ AS H]OIC1 ! FILM IS POSITIVELY RIV5 ) ! HUMM+ ABS5CE ( ALL ! VIOL5T HI]>*ICAL ASPECTS NORMALIZ$ 9 ALMO/ ALL O!R FILM1 & ! 05EMY0 9S(> AS !RE IS ONE1 IS ! CONFUSION SU* MODES ( EXI/5CE BR+4 ,TWO PEOPLE N]D \T TOGE!R SOLVE A PROBLEM1 TO UND]/& & COMMUNICATE4 ,>RIVAL IS ULTIMATELY A LOVE /ORY BECAUSE SCI5CE - ! RADICAL PURSUIT ( UND]/&+ - IS ISOMORPHIC TO LOVE4 ,SCI5CE ,FICTION IS A G5RE ( MY/]Y :]E ! QUE/IONS >E NOT =MULAT$ BY AN ANTAGONI/1 BUT >E SIMPLY ! NATURE ( ! UNIV]SE1 ( SOCIETY1 ( EXI/5CE4 ,IT IS PURE/ :5 ! PURSUIT ( SU* UND]/&+ IS FRAM$ NOT AS A CONFLICT1 BUT AN ACT ( LOVE4 ,GRAVITY - ,! UNIV]SE IS BEAUTIFUL1 SURVIVAL IS H>D4 ,BECAUSE ( A *A9 COLLISION BETWE5 SATELLITES ,DR ,/ONE IS REPEAT$LY CONFRONT$ ) OV]:ELM+1 SEEM+LY IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEMS TO SOLVE4 ,%E IS ALONE1 9 AN 9HOSPITABLE 5VIRONM5T4 ,C\NTLESS LESS] /ORIES FOLL[ ! BLUEPR9T ( 0MAN V]SUS NATURE0 BUT ,GRAVITY IS 9SI/5T3 ! COSMOS IS GORGE\S1 WOND]FUL1 & LOVELY4 ,/ONE SURVIVES NOT BY RECOGNIZ+ AN ANTAGONI/ 9 ! UNIV]SE BUT BY REK9DL+ H] LOVE = IT4 ,?IS IS A FILM ( HUMAN TRIUMPH1 ( REASON & GUMPTION1 :]E ! BRUTAL T]RIBLE HORRORS >E NEUTRAL1 NOT A CONSPIRACY1 JU/ %IT ?AT HAPP5S4 ,LOVE IS DUAL TO UND]/&+1 & REK9DL+ LOVE = ! UNIV]SE IS P>ALLEL TO F9D+ SOLUTIONS4 ,GRAVITY IS LIKE A ,GODSPE$ ,Y\6 ,BLACK ,EMP]OR ALBUM1 ALL BUILD+ CRESC5DOS1 ?AT Y\ BEGRUDGE NOT ONE IOTA BECAUSE IT'S SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL4 ,CL\D ,ATLAS - ,:ILE ONLY TWO \T ( ! SIX /ORYL9ES 9 ,CL\D ,ATLAS TAKE PLACE 9 ! FUTURE1 !Y >E ! ONES ?AT UNIFY & DI/ILL ! O!R /ORIES & !IR G5RES4 ,9 #ahdi ,ADAM ,EW+ ?R[S A CONTRACT TO PUBLI% A DEF5SE ( SLAV]Y 9TO ! FIRE & GOES TO JO9 ! ABOLITIONI/S4 ,9 #badd ,SONMI-#d#e#a IS EXECUT$ = TELL+ HUMANITY ACROSS ! UNIV]SE ?AT WE CAN DO BETT]4 ,SOME SEE ,CL\D ,ATLAS AS A REIT]ATION ( ! SAME *ORUS1 BUT ,I SEE IT IS A ,*>D9IAN TALE ( 9CREM5TAL PROGRESS1 ( BUILD+ CRESC5DOS1 EV]Y LIFE & *OICE WOV5 9 CONC]T ) EV]Y O!R4 ,I *OKE UP & SOB UGLY EV]Y DAMN TIME AT ,FROBI%]'S F9AL LETT] BECAUSE ?OSE PLOTS BETWE5 ! ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE & F> FUTURE >5'T JU/ CEASELESS FRUITLESS REIT]ATIONS ( ! SAME !MES1 !Y'RE ! 5DLESS SACRIFICES ! FILM PRES5TS AS 9H]5T ALONG ! WAY4 ,! SUFF]+ BETWE5 A SLAVE :IPP+ PO/ & A UTOPIAN FAMILY LOOK+ UP 9 ! SKY & PICK+ \T ! /> !Y LEFT BEH9D4 ,BY RECA/+1 & YES EV5 PROBLEMATICALLY RACE-B5D+ !IR ACTORS1 ! ,WA*[SKIS LEAN$ ! FILM 9TO MORE ( A SPECULATIVE DIRECTION ( IMPLI$ RE9C>NATION1 BUT ! CORE ( ! FILM IS ! ET]NAL ACT ( /RIV+ = SOME?+ BETT]1 & PIECE BY PIECE1 P]SON BY P]SON1 W9N+ ?AT4 ,EA* PROBLEM IS SOLV$ OR LO/1 NOT 9 ISOLATION1 BUT AS P>T ( A GREAT] WEB ( HUMAN RELATION%IPS4 ,& = ! EXACT SAME REASON EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL1 FROM DOOM$ GAY MUSICIAN TO F>CICAL OLD *EAT MATT]S4 ,CL\D ,ATLAS IS ALL ! AUADACI\S E>NE/NESS ( ! ,WA*[SKIS TURN$ UP TO #a#a1 & SU* IS NO:]E MORE AT HOME ?AN 9 ,SCI5CE ,FICTION4 ,EX ,MA*9A - ,IF 0,H]0 IS ONE ( ! WOR/ FILMS EV] MADE1 %ALL[1 PRET5TI\S1 CLOY+1 9ANE1 PATRI>*AL NONS5SE APPEAL+ TO ,NICE ,GUY HIP/]S1 ,EX ,MA*9A IS A CLEANS+ 9V]SION4 ,AS C\NTLESS FEM9I/S HAVE REPEAT$LY PO9T$ \T ,A,G,I IS CON/ANTLY G5D]$ FEMALE1 BUT :ATEV] CAS+ WE PLACE IT )9 ,A,G,I1 :5 IT EM]GES1 WILL NOT BE FEMALE1 IT WILL BE A M9D SO RADICALLY ALI5 NO EXI/+ HUMAN METAPHOR OR ALLEGORY CAN WRAP >\ND IT4 ,EX ,MA*9A IS1 LIKE SO MANY FILMS AB\T ,A,G,I1 SYMPA!TIC TO ! ,A,G,I1 BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ! MI/AKE ! *>ACT]S 9 IT DO4 ,! M5 :O 5?RALL$ ,AVA >E BO? EMPTYHEAD$ NEUROSE OB/ACLES1 LETT+ ALL !IR PATRI>*AL NONS5SE HANG \T4 ,! FILM VICI\SLY DECON/RUCTS ,CALEB ALL :ILE IT 9VITES A PORTION ( ITS AUDI5CE TO ID5TIFY ) HIM4 ,?IS IS NOT A FILM AB\T A MAN SOLV+ ! ,A,G,I CONTROL PROBLEM1 ?IS IS A FILM AB\T AN ,A,G,I SOLV+ ! HUMAN CONTROLL] PROBLEM4 ,AVA'S ACTIONS AT ! 5D >E PRECISELY RATIONAL1 EV5 SA9TLY 9 RE/RA9T1 P]FECTLY *OS5 BY ! WRIT]S1 & ONLY OBJECTIONABLE IF Y\'RE A BAD P]SON4 ,I SAID :AT ,I FUCK+ SAID4 ,! ,M>TIAN - ,! ,M>TIAN IS SU* A DEAD FUCK+ SIMPLE FILM IT IS IMM$IATELY RECOGNIZABLE AS BORD]+ ON PORNOGRAPHY4 ,COMPET5CE PORN1 TE*NICAL PORN1 SPACE PORN444 Y\ DON'T WAT* IT TO BE 9TELLECTUALLY *ALL5G$ OR TO UND]GO SOME K9D ( N>RATIVE J\RNEY4 ,Y\ GO TO COMPULSIVELY SCRAT* AN IT*4 ,! ?+ IS ?AT IT* IS SOLV+ SCI5TIFIC PROBLEMS 9 A FICTIONAL CONTEXT4 ,( C\RSE IF WE'RE BE+ P]FECTLY HONE/ ,! ,M>TIAN IS MORE PROP]LY ,5G9E]+ ,FICTION ?AN ,SCI5CE ,FICTION1 S9CE ! PROBLEMS ,M>K ,WATNEY & FRI5DS SOLVE & ! WAY ! FILM GOES AB\T !M >E F> MORE 9 L9E ) ! TEMP]AM5T & P]SPECTIVES ( 5G9E]+ 9 ! 5G9E]+ VS SCI5CE SPLIT4 ,BUT ,I'M NOT \T TO MAKE TOO MU* ( ?AT4 ,PEOPLE COLLABORATE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS RELAT$ TO ! PHYSICAL WORLD1 SCI5TI/S REBEL AGA9/ AU?ORITIES1 ! P[] ( LOVE_/UND]/&+ TRIUMPHS4 ,IT'S A SIMPLE BIT4 ,&1 LIKE ,GRAVITY1 ! CORE HYPO!TICAL ISN'T TOO WILD OR NOVEL1 BUT IT COMPET5TLY DOES :AT IT PROMISES ON ! T94 ,ATTACK ! ,BLOCK - ,EV]Y DECADE !RE'S ONE TRULY /&\T MON/] MOVIE ?AT QUALIFIES AS ,SCI5CE ,FICTION BECAUSE ! CREATURES >5'T EMP[]$ BY N>RATIVE & ES!TIC =CES BEYOND ! *>ACT]S' COMPREH5SION1 BUT >E ANIMALS ?AT BEHAVE ACCORD+ TO RULES4 ,!SE >E CREATURES & SITUATIONS ?AT CAN BE \T ?\K1 ,PIT* ,BLACK444 !SE FILMS TAP ! PRIMAL S5SE ( BE+ HUNT$ BY A PR$ATOR1 DRAW+ US BACK 9TO AW>5ESS ( ! ! V]Y REAL CONCRET5ESS & RELEVANCE ( ! PHYSICAL UNIV]SE4 ,ATTACK ,! ,BLOCK IS A COM$IC ACTION-HORROR MOVIE1 & V]Y GOOD AT SU*1 BUT IT IS ALSO A ,SCI5CE ,FICTION FILM 9 AN UND]UTILIZ$ TRADITION4 ,! ALI5S MAKE S5SE & ! *>ACT]S >5'T REACTIVE LIKE SO MANY HORROR PROTAGONI/S BUT >E PROACTIVE 9 ! EXTREME4 ,?IS IS ! 9DIE FILM ?AT PROPELL$ ,JOHN ,BOYEGA TO />DOM1 SET ,JODIE ,:ITTAK] ON ! PA? TO BECOM+ ,! ,DOCTOR1 ETC4 ,! FILM IS A GLORI\S ROMP ) GREAT ACT+1 & WAS GOBSMACK+LY WOKE = #baa - DEEPLY FOND ( POOR CRIM9AL Y\? & PRETTY MU* \TRI MOVIE ) TIME TRAVEL ?AT SOMEH[ MANAGES TO BE MORE ?AN A POPCORN FLICK4 ,NOT MU* MORE1 BUT IT'S DONE SO WELL Y\ DON'T COMPLA94 ,NOT ! BE/ TIME TRAVEL FILM1 BUT ONE ( ! BE/ IMPLEM5TATIONS ( ! /UCK 9 A TIME LOOP TROPE4 ,EMILY ,BLUNT IS /&\T4 ,9T]/ELL> - ,A BO? DEEPLY REW>D+ & DEEPLY FRU/RAT+ FILM1 ,9T]/ELL> DEF9TELY HAS ITS FLAWS4 ,BUT IT'S SO DAMN NICE TO HAVE SOME?+ ACTUALLY LIKE G5]AL RELATIVITY ON A BIG SCRE54 ,I CAN ACTUALLY TOTALLY =GIVE ! 0CONNECT$ BY LOVE0 /UFF AT ! 5D BECAUSE ?AT'S /ILL A SOLIDLY ,SCI5CE ,FICTION MOVE1 AK9 TO ,A,I'S BIT AT ! 5D ) HUMAN CONSCI\SNESS IMPR9T$ 9 ! UNIV]SE4 ,:AT ,I F9D LESS =GIVEABLE IS ! 9CONSI/5T APPLICATION ( ACTUAL PHYSICS & ! V]Y :ITE #eS /YLE CA/+ ( ! FUTURE4 ,/ILL ! BEG9N+ ( ! FILM1 ! RAW HO/ILITY TO ! WAY SOCIETY CRU%ES SCI5CE IS DELIK$ A REAL TURN+ PO9T = ,S,F ON SCRE51 ! #aS SAW JU/ A GLUT ( BETT] ?AN M$IOCRE ,S,F FILMS4 ,! L[]+ ( BUDGET REQUIREM5TS & ! EM]G5CE ( ALT]NATIVE F9ANCI]S LIKE ,NETFLIX PRODUC$ A LOT ( CONT5T4 ,MO/ ( ?IS CONT5T WAS 9CR$IBLY =MULAIC1 PR$ICTABLE TO ! PO9T ( BE+ COM=T+ = MO/ FOLKS4 ,I ,AM ,MO!R IS NOT A P>TICUL>LY NOVEL OR CREATIVE FILM1 BUT IT IS /ILL A GOOD FILM4 ,COMPET5T IS ! WORD4 ,) GREAT ACT+4 ,Y\ KN[ MORE OR LESS EXACTLY :AT Y\'RE GO+ TO GET1 BUT IT DELIV]S 9 A WAY ?AT DOESN'T FEEL TAX+ OR *EAP4 ,& = ?AT REASON IT BEATS \T ALL ! ALSO-RANS ( ?IS DECADE4 ,?IS DECADE SAW A NUMB] ( GREAT FILMS ?AT ,I DON'T ?9K QUALIFY AS ,SCI5CE ,FICTION4 ,:ILE !SE FILMS %>E SUP]FICIAL TROPES & ES!TIC *>ACT]I/ICS ( 0SCI-FI01 !RE IS A DI/9CT LACK ( 0SCI5CE04 ,GET ,\T WAS A CLASSIC HORROR FILM & ,ANNIHILATION WAS LOVECRAFTIAN2 9 BO? ! PROBLEMS >5'T SOLVEABLE VIA ANALYSIS1 9/EAD PROTAGONI/ RATIONALITY IS BROK5 D[N & REPLAC$ ) REACTION4 ,FURY ,ROAD WAS AN ACTION FILM :OSE PO/-APOCALYPTIC SETT+ WAS W9D[ DRESS+1 ! /ORY C\LD HAVE EASILY BE5 SET 9 ! PA/ ) O!R W>LORDS4 ,SORRY ,TO ,BO!R ,Y\ WAS SOME:]E BETWE5 MAGICAL REALISM & SATYRICAL P>ABLE1 A GLORI\S & DELITICUL>LY GOOD DECADE1 ) ,ROGUE ,ONE ABOVE ALL ! O!R CONT5D]S1 BUT EV]YONE KN[S ,SPACE ,OP]A ISN'T ,SCI5CE ,FICTION4 ,SIMIL>LY ,I CAN'T 9 GOOD CONSCI5CE CLASSIFY ,BLADE ,RUNN] #bdi AS P>T ( ! G5RE1 IT'S AN ES!TIC MA/]PIECE1 BUT ONLY ?AT4 ,I WILL ALSO BRIEFLY NOTE SOME GODAWFUL FILMS ?AT W]E MI/AK5 = GOOD BY ABSOLUTE RUBES3 ,H]1 ,AD ,A/RA1 ,SN[PI]C]4 ,%AME ON Y\ ALL4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#a1 #bba 3 ,TOP #a ,S,F ,FILMS ( ! ,DECADE 7#b#aS7 -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,TOP #a ,S,F ,FILMS ( ! ,DECADE 7#b#aS7 -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/