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GOOD "SCIENCE FOCUSED" SCI-FI MOVIES?
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CloseLet me explain here. I love me some good Sci-Fi of any kind, but my favourite kind of Sci-Fi seems to be few and far between: movies that focus on the science. I have some examples here to better illustrate what I'm looking for:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_%28film%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_%28film%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_%28film%29
I know about Moon, and I still need to watch it. Haven't gotten around to that one yet.
So I want to know if you guys know of any science focused Sci-Fi films. Not action type Sci-Fi about shooting Xenomorphs or whatever (since that's easy as fuck to find anyways).
Help me out here!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_%28film%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_%28film%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_%28film%29
I know about Moon, and I still need to watch it. Haven't gotten around to that one yet.
So I want to know if you guys know of any science focused Sci-Fi films. Not action type Sci-Fi about shooting Xenomorphs or whatever (since that's easy as fuck to find anyways).
Help me out here!
I think you'd enjoy Europa Report. It's a found footage sci-fi with some horror elements. It focuses a lot on the science.
Shinan
4314
The one that first popped into my mind was Sunshine. Another somewhat similar about space travel is Europa Report. Then there is Solaris (both 1972 and 2002).
James Cameron's movies also tend to have their share of science in them (The Terminator, The Abyss and even Avatar).
Movies based on Michael Crichton also tend to have a bit of science in them (for example the Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Sphere)
Contact, based on Carl Sagan's book also has its share of sciency bits. And Spielberg's A.I. The time travel movie Primer has been acclaimed for its "accuracy" though I've yet to see it.
These are some that come to mind. There's also lots of oldish SF that explored all kinds of ideas (though I've hardly seen any of them.) The Thing come to mind now that I think of it. I've not seen the first one but there's been a couple of remakes and at least the Carpenter one I remember being a bit about science (using science to flush out the monster).
But here were some I guess.
James Cameron's movies also tend to have their share of science in them (The Terminator, The Abyss and even Avatar).
Movies based on Michael Crichton also tend to have a bit of science in them (for example the Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Sphere)
Contact, based on Carl Sagan's book also has its share of sciency bits. And Spielberg's A.I. The time travel movie Primer has been acclaimed for its "accuracy" though I've yet to see it.
These are some that come to mind. There's also lots of oldish SF that explored all kinds of ideas (though I've hardly seen any of them.) The Thing come to mind now that I think of it. I've not seen the first one but there's been a couple of remakes and at least the Carpenter one I remember being a bit about science (using science to flush out the monster).
But here were some I guess.
Europa Report looks like the exact sort of thing that I'm interested in. Thanks, ArtBane.
Contact and Sphere are also pretty enticing. The Terminator is amazing of course, but that's something that I would consider a Sci-Fi Action movie. Sunshine also looks pretty decent.
Contact and Sphere are also pretty enticing. The Terminator is amazing of course, but that's something that I would consider a Sci-Fi Action movie. Sunshine also looks pretty decent.
RedMask
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Well when I saw this title I was going to list Gravity but I guess you knew about that already instead of a movie here's a link to a youtube channel that's all about science it's owned and often hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
https://www.youtube.com/user/startalkradio
Speaking of Neil deGrasse Tyson and Gravity here's a funny little video where the astrophysicist himself comments on the movie along with some other guy enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzE6bKIKK3A
https://www.youtube.com/user/startalkradio
Speaking of Neil deGrasse Tyson and Gravity here's a funny little video where the astrophysicist himself comments on the movie along with some other guy enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzE6bKIKK3A
I enjoyed Moon. 'twas a decent movie.
Although this isn't really about the science, I did appreciate how in Serenity there was NO SOUND IN SPACE during the space battles. It was a nice realistic touch.
On the subject though I haven't seen all that many sci-fi films. And Avatar was a bad movie.
Although this isn't really about the science, I did appreciate how in Serenity there was NO SOUND IN SPACE during the space battles. It was a nice realistic touch.
On the subject though I haven't seen all that many sci-fi films. And Avatar was a bad movie.
Davenport
5200
Jodie Foster is a far better actress in my opinion.
I really want to see the new planet of the apes movie.
I really want to see the new planet of the apes movie.
Contact is my second favorite movie of all time. Sphere is more of a horror movie and will make you hate jellyfish forever, but it's entertaining.
I found them both on a single DVD at the flea market for $1 recently so I got to rewatch them. They hold up pretty well!
I found them both on a single DVD at the flea market for $1 recently so I got to rewatch them. They hold up pretty well!
Since nobody has mentioned...
THX1138 starring Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasance, directed by George Lucas. Recently found a special edition copy of this on DVD
Blade Runner with Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Daryll Hannah has action elements but this is as hard core sci-fi as it gets.
Mission to Mars with Gary Sinise also fills your requirements, but I found it a bit on the dry side.
Gattaca with Ethan Hawke, Jude Law and Umma Thurman, certainly one of the most surrealistic movies I've ever seen.
District 9 was a fantastic movie.
Tron (if you don't already know this one)
12 Monkeys with Bruce Willis (but then again, I have thing for Terry Gilliam movies)
Yeah, I'm a geek.
THX1138 starring Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasance, directed by George Lucas. Recently found a special edition copy of this on DVD
Blade Runner with Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Daryll Hannah has action elements but this is as hard core sci-fi as it gets.
Mission to Mars with Gary Sinise also fills your requirements, but I found it a bit on the dry side.
Gattaca with Ethan Hawke, Jude Law and Umma Thurman, certainly one of the most surrealistic movies I've ever seen.
District 9 was a fantastic movie.
Tron (if you don't already know this one)
12 Monkeys with Bruce Willis (but then again, I have thing for Terry Gilliam movies)
Yeah, I'm a geek.
Shinan
4314
Speaking of Blade Runner, many movies based on Philip K. Dick stories are... well... Maybe not scientific... But... Still sort of interesting in that SF way.
Movies Like A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report and Total Recall.
I will just as a by the way mention Sunshine again and the reason why I find it to be one of the best "science" SF movies. Oftentimes in movies you'll find a pretty anti-science thing going on. Science is nearly always the cause of all problems and though science is often used to also fix the problems it's more likely that the problems are fixed by punching people.
But anyway. In Sunshine there is a scene where they have to decide on a certain course of action and they do the reasonable thing: Rely on the guy who knows what he is talking about. Many movies would have put this decision to a vote, but this scene even explicitly says that voting on the issue is not the right decision.
And there's just something about that scene that gets to me in a positive way. And it feels a bit like pro-rationality or something. And thus a bit... you know... Science-focused.
Sunshine is just such a favourite movie of mine. Despite a weak third act.
Movies Like A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report and Total Recall.
I will just as a by the way mention Sunshine again and the reason why I find it to be one of the best "science" SF movies. Oftentimes in movies you'll find a pretty anti-science thing going on. Science is nearly always the cause of all problems and though science is often used to also fix the problems it's more likely that the problems are fixed by punching people.
But anyway. In Sunshine there is a scene where they have to decide on a certain course of action and they do the reasonable thing: Rely on the guy who knows what he is talking about. Many movies would have put this decision to a vote, but this scene even explicitly says that voting on the issue is not the right decision.
And there's just something about that scene that gets to me in a positive way. And it feels a bit like pro-rationality or something. And thus a bit... you know... Science-focused.
Sunshine is just such a favourite movie of mine. Despite a weak third act.
Blade Runner... Now there's a movie I think is overrated, even for a cult thing. I'm just gonna come out and say it, me and my gam mak friend (who shares my Sci-Fi taste) hated it. But I'll leave it at that. District 9 and Tron were fun though. Tron Legacy was sort of okay too, if only for the visuals.
I've had THX1138 on my shelf for ages, no clue why I haven't watched it yet. I forgot about Mission to Mars but that's something I had a brief interest in.
I've had THX1138 on my shelf for ages, no clue why I haven't watched it yet. I forgot about Mission to Mars but that's something I had a brief interest in.
I'm going to add The Abyss to this list, it's not set in space but in the deep ocean and it's an alien contact film, and it gets the physics of water and pressure right. Also Red Planet great job with artificial gravity (counter rotating rings, hell yeah) and other correct information, the fire in free-fall is brilliant..just ignore the stupid robot. It's not that the robotics is bad, the robot is just an idiot choice.
I'll second Primer too, it's smart. Also The Quiet Earth and Silent Running, because they are just good and technically pretty high on the accuracy.
e: Also The Day the Earth Stood Still, not the Keanu Reeves debacle that should be burned from all human conciousness and the actual prints hunted down and burned but the 1951 original.
I'll second Primer too, it's smart. Also The Quiet Earth and Silent Running, because they are just good and technically pretty high on the accuracy.
e: Also The Day the Earth Stood Still, not the Keanu Reeves debacle that should be burned from all human conciousness and the actual prints hunted down and burned but the 1951 original.
I forgot about Abyss and Silent Running, probably because I haven't seen either of them in so long. Hell yeah, add those to the list. When I met my wife, she didn't like sci-fi. Abyss was one the movies I introduced her to to prove that sci-fi wasn't all Lost In Space and Star Trek (which she hated, except for the 2009 Star Trek). Stargate was another one I showed her. This is a big on the archaeology side of science. I LOL every time I see the scene with Jackson taking his jab at Wallis Budge.
Another one I'll mention is the 1986 Dune; not the theatrical version. That version was a train wreck. See the Alan Smithee extended cut (side note: Alan Smithee is the name given for any director who has "disowned" a film, in the case of Dune, David Lynch). The extended cut is a thing of beauty, though in the case of movies made from books, I always recommend reading the book first. Dune doesn't particularly focus on science but explores the ideas of eugenics employed over an extended period of time and the notion that the human mind, when properly conditioned, is more sophisticated and precise than any computer can ever be.
Another one I'll mention is the 1986 Dune; not the theatrical version. That version was a train wreck. See the Alan Smithee extended cut (side note: Alan Smithee is the name given for any director who has "disowned" a film, in the case of Dune, David Lynch). The extended cut is a thing of beauty, though in the case of movies made from books, I always recommend reading the book first. Dune doesn't particularly focus on science but explores the ideas of eugenics employed over an extended period of time and the notion that the human mind, when properly conditioned, is more sophisticated and precise than any computer can ever be.
SnowOwl
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And here I was planning on doing some game-making when I had a few days free. Guess that idea just went out the window.
author=pianotm
Another one I'll mention is the 1986 Dune;
Oh yes, Patrick Stewart as Halleck screaming "Atomics" is burned into my memory.
zoviet_francis
1815
One of the best sci-fi movies ever made almost nobody knows about is the Polish film On the Silver Globe. It has somewhat of a sad history, it was one of the biggest funded productions of Polish films, allowed after the director's success with his prior film, but perceiving subversive elements in the story that they felt was a call for a revolt to the communist government, production was shut down by the authorities with still a lot left unfinished. It has filmed around the late 70s but was never screened until about 10 years later, when they managed to assemble the film from footage that they had plus interjecting it with still shots and commentary for the missing scenes that never got filmed. Here's a brief synopsis of the story and the history behind it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Silver_Globe_(film)
Here's the trailer that was made for a restored screening of the film for various film festivals around the world a few years back (warning, some pretty NSFW scenes in the trailer):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRKDRUQKQrs
Here's the trailer that was made for a restored screening of the film for various film festivals around the world a few years back (warning, some pretty NSFW scenes in the trailer):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRKDRUQKQrs
Nivlacart
1571
lol Lucy
*gets beaker of acid-ded*
jk I haven't watched that either but I know scientists getting all riled up over how dumb it is.
*gets beaker of acid-ded*
jk I haven't watched that either but I know scientists getting all riled up over how dumb it is.
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