Science fiction literature as a genre is supposed to be speculative and encourage thinking about the future. As was suggested in the earlier blog, Robert K. Dick said this hasn't always been the case yet more and more as also was noticed by William Gibson that we are not within science fiction not writing so much about the future but rather about the present. Film however is not as effective in encouraging though abut the issues being presented and this is because of the spectacle which film provides. It has been suggested by many theorists when discussing this point that generally individuals can not think and watch at the same time.
Science fiction film is the main place in culture that people go to see the wow factor -we've seen it with the Matrix and Star Wars and similar films where they become part of this cult scenario because they bring a new way of looking at things technologically speaking. They have a particular special effect which displays the latest technology of the time.
Now however it is being suggested that this wow factor actually allows audiences to see the technology more clearly. People are able to recognise the tole of technology and thus question our dependence of it because it is such a blatant part within the film. Thus the spectacle and the cause for thinking play off each other and we are forced to reflect on the technology which is behind the making of the film but also the technology and our dependence on it within the movie.
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