Cluttermagnet Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Some barbarian asked me what movie I ordered. Sorry for keeping you in suspense. It is the old scifi classic "Brazil". Something recently reminded me of it. Here is that 'something': Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 (edited) Surprisingly, I have not watched all the way through on a majority of these films. I've seen various clips or read the book, etc. My axis appears to point SW. Between Brazil and The Matrix, and right through the middle of Mad Max. How about that? A Linux connection? Oh, ahhh... Linux geeks tend to like scifi... Clutter Edited April 20 by Cluttermagnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 BTW Brazil is the first in a 3 part movie series. Quote Director's new film The Zero Theorem completes dystopian trilogy, following Brazil and Twelve Monkeys https://filmschoolrejects.com/terry-gilliams-dystopic-futures-brazil-12-monkeys-and-the-zero-theorem-a441e4a996d5/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 3 minutes ago, Cluttermagnet said: Surprisingly, I have not watched all the way through on a majority of these films. I've seen various clips or read the book, etc. My axis appears to point SW. Between Brazil and The Matrix, and right through the middle of Mad Max. How about that? A Linux connection? Oh, ahhh... Linux geeks tend to like scifi... Clutter I have read the books and have every single one of those in my movie library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 I've read Animal Farm, 1984 and Brave New World. As far as movie scifi goes, I have seen The Time Machine, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and 2001 - A Space Odyssey. Oh and the Back to the Future trilogy although I doubt anybody takes *that* as serious scifi. Liked Blade Runner though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I'm not much of a sci-fi kinda guy, but I did have to read a few of the books mentioned above in high school. Recently, maybe three years ago, I did read "Fahrenheit 451...that was kinda interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On 4/20/2024 at 5:09 AM, Cluttermagnet said: Some barbarian asked me what movie I ordered. Sorry for keeping you in suspense. It is the old scifi classic "Brazil". Something recently reminded me of it. Here is that 'something': the Terry Gilliam movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I've read Animal Farm , 1984, Farenheit 451, Lord of the Flies. Saw The Matrix and the Doctor Who episodes arch that was a version of Soylent Green. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 35 minutes ago, crp said: the Terry Gilliam movie? Yes, he did three movies in the same universe. Director's new film The Zero Theorem completes dystopian trilogy, following Brazil and Twelve Monkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2024 at 8:15 AM, securitybreach said: BTW Brazil is the first in a 3 part movie series. https://filmschoolrejects.com/terry-gilliams-dystopic-futures-brazil-12-monkeys-and-the-zero-theorem-a441e4a996d5/ This is a good embellishment of the original topic. I don't keep up, and was unaware of a trilogy. I will definitely have to see the next two in that trio. Link is to a pretty good article, brief and yet covers it all well. Enough to pique my interest. Clutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/20/2024 at 3:27 PM, raymac46 said: Oh and the Back to the Future trilogy although I doubt anybody takes *that* as serious scifi. Liked Blade Runner though. It is set in the future so definitely sci fi. As to " as serious scifi " the only folk who say there is "serious scifi" are inconsequential idiots who think they are better than anyone else and that their opinion is the only one folks should listen to. You get the same pompous asses in all forms of art. Their only worth in this world is to make money for artists. I have read most of the books. We did Lord of the Flies as the book for the exam for O level GCE's. Seen all of the movies some several times. Personally I think sci fi is most interesting and enjoyable as anything is possible and as a reader you can feel as though you are the first man on the moon with every new story. Has anyone watched the Fallout series on Prime ? Or Three Body on Netflix ? This was definitely not as good as the first book in the trilogy. I read the trilogy some time ago, Remembrance of Earth's Past: The Three-Body Trilogy by Liu Cixin It took a while to get into but the story was full of twists and turns and most enjoyable. Probably not quite as polished as western sci fi, possibly due to the translation but considering it was by a native Chinese writer who still lives in China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 I started reading scifi at an early age, maybe 8 to 9 years old. This continued for a good 20 years or so. Gradually my interest waned, as I found applied science increasingly more engaging. In defense of the scifi genre, I racked up enough 'miles' poring over its many variations. I got a pretty good grasp of what the genre was projecting for our collective future. In the fullness of time (some~65 years later), I find that scifi has been startlingly accurate in many of its predictions. I can think of quite a few concrete examples of things which did come to pass. Of course much of it was just pure fantasy- but definitely not all of it. Personally, I do think there is such a thing as 'serious' scifi as opposed to run of the mill scifi. Some works, and their authors, really do stand out- and there is definitely consensus on that within that very large community. Elitism and perhaps outright snobbery can probably be found in any sphere. I don't think it is all that prevalent, though. It's been my experience that most scifi readers are pretty ordinary folk. They tend to be highly interested in science, and we see them as a group being early adopters of computer tech. Some of them are of course more visible as they tend to show up for Star Trek conventions. In full costume, often. (grin) Also to be found at UFO symposiums, etc. Sweet bozos, all, and they are 'my people' at least in spirit. It's my opinion that the scifi genre serves a very useful social purpose. I'm grateful that it was there to give me some hints of what was coming. Clutter We inhabit that future right now, and not all of it is pretty. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 56 minutes ago, abarbarian said: It is set in the future so definitely sci fi. As to " as serious scifi " the only folk who say there is "serious scifi" are inconsequential idiots who think they are better than anyone else and that their opinion is the only one folks should listen to. You get the same pompous asses in all forms of art. Their only worth in this world is to make money for artists. I think this gratuitous insult deserves an apology. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, abarbarian said: Has anyone watched the Fallout series on Prime ? Yes, I love it but you have to had played the games to appreciate the show. The show has too many references to the various games to make an impact without playing them first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 If not serious, I do believe there are some thoughtful scifi writers. Arthur C. Clarke, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury come to mind. One of my all time favorite novels is Anne McCaffrey's "The Ship Who Sang." I would prefer to read a scifi novel than watch creepy monster movies like "Predator." For good fun, I recommend Robert Silverbergs's time travel romp "Up the Line." 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 22 hours ago, Cluttermagnet said: It's been my experience that most scifi readers are pretty ordinary folk. My comments were not directed at "ordinary" readers. They were for the critics,so called experts and media folk who try to tell folk that they know what is what. 22 hours ago, Cluttermagnet said: I think this gratuitous insult deserves an apology. Never going to happen. It is called freedom of thought and speech. 19 hours ago, raymac46 said: If not serious, I do believe there are some thoughtful scifi writers. Agree almost totally. I would imagine that there are sci fi writers producing works that cover every aspect of human life from the good to the bad. Everyone has the ability to look at a work and work out what it means and it's worth to themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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