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[Guest_AlexBlackwell_*]

That's a question posed by Kevin Drum on his blog at The Washington Monthly.

[Guest_Richard Trigaux_*]

Some bits of replies:

-true sci-fi is though-provoking, even when it deals only with technology/way of life changes, not to speak on their political/philosophical implications. Doing a sci-fi movie alway more or less implies showing things which are not common, which may even shock some.

-There was recently several high budget sci-fi movies, which were really just... fiction, but not science. Of course such movies are deceptive for people with a science education, but they are also decei^ptive for everybody, as, past the false science, there are only the same standard plot and characters of the movie industry. So these movie did not so good than expected... and the movie industry becomes shy about new such movies.

I however think it don't cost more money to make a good movie than a bad one, but it requires more thinking by able people.

Good sci-fi movies would require:
-true science, the science of the scientists, not of the medias or nutters.
-showing what this science changes for the characters, into their everyday life, into their way of thinking, society, etc... This requires a reflection into technology, way of life, social, etc.
-not being a science paper, but a life story with emotions, human characters, human stakes...
-a different yet realistic/coherent environment, but still allowing understanding from the comparizon with our usual environment.
-A good music