I tend to appreciate sci-fi that is heavily based on hard-core science (surprise--its called fantasy without this) with complex human interactions in a creative environment (that's the point of the whole genre, imagination). This movie has none of these.
Why is it so hard for Hollywood to do good sci-fi? I guess for the same reason that it's so hard to write it, plus another level. (There is a LOT of garbage out there, in case you haven't noticed.) We have some decent examples though of the sub-genres: Alien* for horror, X-Files for supernatural, and Galaxy Quest for humor, Blade Runner for angst (hail Philip K.), Star Wars for special effects, Terminator for time paradox, Starship Troopers as farce, and ET for kids. Heck, we didn't even get Dune in a viewable form. Matrix is the only sci-fi flick I can think of that just stands on its creative imagination without feeling it also needs to make us laugh, cry, scream or ohh and ahh.
Is this it? We can't even do a visit to Mars? I despair.
Why is it so hard for Hollywood to do good sci-fi? I guess for the same reason that it's so hard to write it, plus another level. (There is a LOT of garbage out there, in case you haven't noticed.) We have some decent examples though of the sub-genres: Alien* for horror, X-Files for supernatural, and Galaxy Quest for humor, Blade Runner for angst (hail Philip K.), Star Wars for special effects, Terminator for time paradox, Starship Troopers as farce, and ET for kids. Heck, we didn't even get Dune in a viewable form. Matrix is the only sci-fi flick I can think of that just stands on its creative imagination without feeling it also needs to make us laugh, cry, scream or ohh and ahh.
Is this it? We can't even do a visit to Mars? I despair.