Non post apocalyptic or dystopian science fiction

[Cotty]

It just seems to me that every other science fiction film these days is set in a post apocalyptic or dystopian society.

Wonder if i am missing any gems from the last few years, what are your pics?

Edited by Cotty on Saturday 8th October 14:23

[anonymous-user]

Off the top of my head

The Tomorrow War - was on Netflix but not sure where you can find it now - interesting concept.

Dare i say it but - Dune the recent Denis Villeneuve version

[frisbee]

Everything Everywhere All At Once

[Speed Badger]

Aniara - it is dystopian, but not in the ways you think, well worth a watch.

Edited by Speed Badger on Saturday 8th October 19:37

[Punctilio]

Leaving it to those from Dystopia to study the VAR, but:

Logan's Run ?
Close Encounters ?
ET ?
The Thing ?

[Cotty]

Punctilio said:

Leaving it to those from Dystopia to study the VAR, but:

Logan's Run ?
Close Encounters ?
ET ?
The Thing ?

Classic films that I have seen. I was just wondering if there was anything decent recently that wasn't depressing.

[rasto]

Arrival ticks all the classic SF boxes I think

[grumbledoak]

Recent, Dune and Arrival already taken? Interstellar ?

[Otispunkmeyer]

frisbee said:

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Its a little long winded, but it is a great watch.

[Cotty]

grumbledoak said:

Recent, Dune and Arrival already taken? Interstellar ?

I love interstellar. Ok it has the whole Earth is dying thing but the rest of the film is all about exploring space in spaceships.

[GiantCardboardPlato]

I have never seen an actually good science fiction film… books are where it’s at with Sci Fi.
Even if a good book is adapted it’s turned into a big standard action/explosions bore, just set in the future.

Although having said all that, I’ve just remembered a very very good one.

Arrival.

Ted chiang’s books are top quality.

[Cotty]

GiantCardboardPlato said:

I have never seen an actually good science fiction film… books are where it’s at with Sci Fi.
Even if a good book is adapted it’s turned into a big standard action/explosions bore, just set in the future.

I can see where you are coming from having read shed loads of Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Iain M. Banks.

But also really like seeig thing on the big screen like:
Moon
Silent Running
The Martian
Contact
Tron Legacy
Gravity
Ex-Machina

I really like the space stuff

[ZedLeg]

Foundation on Apple TV is excellent

The Halo tv show was pretty good too.

[Bullett]

The Expanse if we are doing series.

[vixen1700]

The Arrival of Wang an Italian flick is good.

[GiantCardboardPlato]

Cotty said:

I can see where you are coming from having read shed loads of Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Iain M. Banks.

But also really like seeig thing on the big screen like:
Moon
Silent Running
The Martian
Contact
Tron Legacy
Gravity
Ex-Machina

I really like the space stuff

Ah yes Cotty, Moon is also great. Gravity i didn’t mind. The Martian good fun.
Turns out i just dont remember anything about films.

Cloud atlas? (Pretty cool Sci fi, not space) (book is great also).

[anonymous-user]

Cotty said:

GiantCardboardPlato said:

I have never seen an actually good science fiction film… books are where it’s at with Sci Fi.
Even if a good book is adapted it’s turned into a big standard action/explosions bore, just set in the future.

I can see where you are coming from having read shed loads of Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Iain M. Banks.

But also really like seeig thing on the big screen like:
Moon
Silent Running
The Martian
Contact
Tron Legacy
Gravity
Ex-Machina

I really like the space stuff

Silent Running is immense

[deckster]

GiantCardboardPlato said:

Cloud atlas? (Pretty cool Sci fi, not space) (book is great also).

Yes great book, decent film. Although does (spoiler!) fail on the whole post-apocalyptic front.

[rodericb]

Tomorrowland - A World Beyond!

[GiantCardboardPlato]

I’d like to see (good) TV/film adaptions of some Iain M Banks/Culture books and also Revelation Space series by Alaistair Reynolds. In fact I think that latter series would adapt better, thinking about it.