Science fiction has rocked cinemas for a century, and the genre has produced many undisputed classics during that…
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Archaeologist Stephen Munro nearly fell off his chair when he noticed patterns of straight lines purposefully etched…
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Alice Morgan fall into this category. The genius murderer with no moral compass, but she remains sympathetic (and awesome) to the audience.
This is a battle that has to be refought, every few decades.
One author that, in my opinion, really nailed this is Neil Gaiman: on Sandman's the collectors episode (#14, if memory serves), we see how serial killers, once stripped off their own self-aggrandizing fantasies, are reduced to very common, mediocre people.
television is primarily a method of escapism for the lower and middle class -and i think i can speak for us all when i say that i'd rather not watch shows that illustrate how financial pressure, mental illness, or the vicissitudes of the public school system might lead someone to be a killer. frankly, there's a reason…
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A.I. was one of the best sci-fi movies I've ever seen. Twelve Monkeys was also quite good. Recently Super-Eight, Looper, Oblivion, and John Carter were good as well. So many great sci-fi movies out there.
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