The Sci-Fi Morality Tale
The science fiction genre lends itself very well to morality tales, where the protagonist, or the reader, can learn a valuable lesson.
The science fiction genre lends itself very well to morality tales, where the protagonist, or the reader, can learn a valuable lesson.
Zombies are a great storytelling device, representing built-in conflict and the total loss of control.
Messing with nature is a popular sci-fi theme, stemming from our very human curiosity, desire for knowledge and inability to accept ourselves.
Taking a deep dive into the tragedy of Jake’s life in Frankenstein.
I talked about the theme of progress and production in my review of R.U.R. Here, I unpack that theme a bit more.
Today I’d like to talk about my favourite new sci-fi show Westworld and some of the ethical questions it raises.
The next story on my list is the play R.U.R by Czech writer Karl Capek. That review will come shortly, but I wanted to write a pre-post as it were about robots in general and why I’m so fascinated by them.
Today I’d like to talk a little bit about the post-utopian theme found in The Time Machine (and other sci-fi stories of course).