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Sci-Fi films/books/short stories
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What are your fave sci-fi books short stories? What stories do you like that have been made into films and what stories do you think would transfer well but haven't been written yet?
I am writing a screenplay for a uni assignment, which has a pretty open criteria- any genre, original or adaptation etc. I've been torn between writing an original that's based on a real life experience because it might be cathartic but I also think it will be particularly difficult to do justice to and not get overly involved with (tis only a uni assignment after all). T'other option I've been toying with is a Sci-Fi adaptation because I tend to favour watching Sci-Fi films, and an adaptation because the strength of the story is predetermined whilst alowing creative scope with ma inspiring-origonal-eclectic-god-darn-wonderful auteurism.
My personal faves include: Gattaca, Fifth Element, Escape From . . . X2, Demolition Man, Lexx etc. On my "to watch" list are: Brazil, Truman Show, V for Vendetta and plenty more. (I've already done an assignment on ACO so I'd have to be careful if I used it as influence in case I fall foul of some rules) Just wondering what you guys like, any recomendations to watch/read greatly appreciated- would also give me an (unnecessary) excuse to watch more movies
I am writing a screenplay for a uni assignment, which has a pretty open criteria- any genre, original or adaptation etc. I've been torn between writing an original that's based on a real life experience because it might be cathartic but I also think it will be particularly difficult to do justice to and not get overly involved with (tis only a uni assignment after all). T'other option I've been toying with is a Sci-Fi adaptation because I tend to favour watching Sci-Fi films, and an adaptation because the strength of the story is predetermined whilst alowing creative scope with ma inspiring-origonal-eclectic-god-darn-wonderful auteurism.
My personal faves include: Gattaca, Fifth Element, Escape From . . . X2, Demolition Man, Lexx etc. On my "to watch" list are: Brazil, Truman Show, V for Vendetta and plenty more. (I've already done an assignment on ACO so I'd have to be careful if I used it as influence in case I fall foul of some rules) Just wondering what you guys like, any recomendations to watch/read greatly appreciated- would also give me an (unnecessary) excuse to watch more movies
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Aside from that some of Alan Moore's DC on-off's for the Green Lanterns (collect I think in something called the many worlds of Alan Moore) would make interesting sci-fi - especially the one about the blind creature trying to understand the Lanterns.
As to what to watch - if you want good fun stuff then the update of Battlestar Galactica is superb but for really great sci-fi go to the classics - 2001, the original Solaris, Stalker, Voyage to the Moon, Blade Runner and more recently Akira and the Ghost in the Shell TV series.
Philip K Dick - A Scanner Darkly
Philip K Dick - Valis
Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash
William Gibson - Neuromancer
William Gibson - Count Zero
William Gibson - Mona Lisa Overdrive
William Gibson - Virtual Light
William Gibson - Idoru
William Gibson - All Tomorrow's Parties
Robert Heinlein - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
Jeff Noon - Vurt
Michael Marshall Smith - Spares
Carl Sagan - Contact
*Films*
Contact
Bladerunner (Director's cut)
2001
2010
The Matrix
Solaris
12 Monkeys
Evil mirror Star Trek is SO much cooler than ordinary Star Trek.
Contact's a personal fave of mine, too. Never did get round to reading the book, but the movie's ace.
Cube's another good one. A top sci-fi film done on a tiny budget.
Bookwise, I usually read more sci-fi/fantasy than pure sf. Stuff like Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman or White Apples by Jonathan Carroll.