3 sub genres of science
fiction are
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Cyberpunk
is identified with its punk themes which are blended with futuristic elements
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Time
travel is time travel
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Space
travel films are fictional extensions of reality with many established ideas
and rules.
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An example
of a space travel film would be interstellar in which many concepts that have
been theorised in astrophysics are applied to ground the film in the genre of
science fiction. This is represented with the implementation of worm holes,
artificial gravity, black holes and robots. These elements ingrain the film in
the science fiction genre whist grounding it enough to make the audience more
emotionally invested into the film.
In this we
see the depiction of a black hole, in which was created using Einstein’s theory
of relativity in a program, constructing this visual representation of the
black hole. By doing this it can truly engage the viewe. Furthermore, time
dilation, which is caused by gravity itself, is used as a plot device in the
film to jump the charecters many years in the future. In this the main
character is forced to watch messages that have accumulated over the year jump
causing him to be overwhelmed. By doing
this we can sympathise for the charecters at a greater level as the situation
is depicted with realistic elements.
The matrix
is another example of science fiction which implements realistic ideas to
portray the story. In this artificial intelligence and virtual reality are used
to forward the story. The construction of artificial intelligence is present in
the modern world and to believe that at some point it’ll reach the intelligence
depicted in the film wouldn’t be too far-fetched and in fact an inevitability.
