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Sci-Fi Movie Adaptations (Arthur C. Clarke, Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov) ** UPDATE: "Annihilation" **
With so much despair, anger, uncertainty, fear and xenophobia in today's world (I am typing this when, again, a big terrorist attack took place in Orlando, Florida, USA on 12.06.2016, when there's a huge immigrant crisis taking place in Europe, when the UK is voting on leaving the European Union on 23.06.2016, and when the USA is on the brink of voting a right-wing populist into the highest office available), I often go back to the works of the great Sci-Fi author Arthur C. Clarke. What he wrote in many of his novels, like "Rendez-Vous With Rama", "Childhood's End" and "2001: A Space Odyssey", is still so topical. And I think we could learn from it.
The same goes for all the big screen and small screen adaptations of Arthur C. Clarke's novels. Let's discuss them in here.
Movies:
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968):
"2010: The Year We Made Contact" (1984):
TV Series:
"Childhood's End" (2015):
Obviously, there are not many movies and TV Series made out of Arthur C. Clarke's novels. So, I'd also like this topic to be a discussion about other, similar authors like Isaac Asimov ("I, Robot"), Neil Stephenson ("Seveneves"), Andy Weir ("The Martian") and Carl Sagan ("Contact"), who also tried to evoke similar big questions about life and all its future uncertainties.
Ooowh, and let's not forget some other great Sci-Fi movies who were created by an original screenplay, like "Gattaca", "Moon", "Europa Report", "Ex-Machina", "Gravity", "Star Trek: Insurrection", "Interstellar", "Elysium", "Knowing" and "Oblivion". So let's discuss the greatest Sci-Fi ever made; those with serious, intelligent messages, those who dare to not tell their messages with action porn ;-).
The same goes for all the big screen and small screen adaptations of Arthur C. Clarke's novels. Let's discuss them in here.
Movies:
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968):
"2010: The Year We Made Contact" (1984):
TV Series:
"Childhood's End" (2015):
Obviously, there are not many movies and TV Series made out of Arthur C. Clarke's novels. So, I'd also like this topic to be a discussion about other, similar authors like Isaac Asimov ("I, Robot"), Neil Stephenson ("Seveneves"), Andy Weir ("The Martian") and Carl Sagan ("Contact"), who also tried to evoke similar big questions about life and all its future uncertainties.
Ooowh, and let's not forget some other great Sci-Fi movies who were created by an original screenplay, like "Gattaca", "Moon", "Europa Report", "Ex-Machina", "Gravity", "Star Trek: Insurrection", "Interstellar", "Elysium", "Knowing" and "Oblivion". So let's discuss the greatest Sci-Fi ever made; those with serious, intelligent messages, those who dare to not tell their messages with action porn ;-).
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http://thebondologistblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/arthur-c-clarkes-mysterious-involement.html
I've always meant to follow up on that article at some point and I probably will some day, DV.
I have a good two dozen of his books, standing proudly next to my Asimov collection.
2001 is my favourite film of all time.
I have yet to check out Childhood's End though.
And the man, Clarke, is someone I deeply respect.
Incidentally, I'm constantly trying to get my older students to read Clarke... with varying success. ;-)
Recommend The Medusa Chronicles right now - fab stuff - inspired by the great man's work A Meeting with Medusa.
Great link for those interested in 2001 the film and graphic design - good stuff: https://typesetinthefuture.com/2014/01/31/2001-a-space-odyssey/
https://typesetinthefuture.com/
Try this - Sci-fi films and typography - 2001 is in there.
http://collider.com/seveneves-movie-ron-howard/
The movie with Amy Adams in the lead is directed by one of my favourite directors: Denis Villeneuve. We know Mr Villeneuve from some very critically acclaimed movies like 'Sicario' (MetaCritic: 81%. RottenTomatoes: 94%), 'Incendies' (MetaCritic: 92%. RottenTomatoes: 82%) and 'Prisoners' (MetaCritic: 74%. RottenTomatoes: 81%).
The movie is based on the 1998 Sci-Fi novel 'Story Of Your Life', which was written by author Ted Chiang. The story deals with themes like determinism, language, and a more intellectual take on the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (a concept-paradigm in linguistics and cognitive science that holds that the structure of a language affects its speakers' cognition or world view).
From what I have read about the premise of this film, is that it will be a rather complex tale with no specific ending, leaving explanations to your own imagination.
http://www.indiewire.com/2015/05/the-25-best-sci-fi-films-of-the-21st-century-so-far-264273
One good thing though from the movie:
Wasn't that the case with "2010: The Year We Made Contact" as well :-)?
I'll check it out for sure!
Thanks for posting the trailer @Graves.
Hadn't stumbled across it yet.
ROTTENTOMATOES: 100% (after 35 reviews have been counted):
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/arrival_2016
METACRITIC: 080% (after 15 reviews have been counted):
http://www.metacritic.com/movie/arrival
IMDB: 8.7/10 (no critics, only public voting):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/?ref_=nv_sr_1
ROTTENTOMATOES: 093% (after 227 reviews have been counted):
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/arrival_2016
METACRITIC: 081% (after 51 reviews have been counted):
http://www.metacritic.com/movie/arrival
IMDB: 8.5/10 (27,725 voters):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Could this be the "Gravity", "The Martian", "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the "Moon" of 2016?
I plan to see it with my son, maybe tomorrow.
The movie premieres March 24th. One thing I wonder though......wouldn't it be interesting to produce a film that's really about how humans react to the discovery of new life? Instead of turning it in another horror flick?
And here's my current list of "serious Sci-Fi films", with in bold the ones that are my tips/favourites:
• “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” (1954)
• “Fantastic Voyage” (1966)
• “Seconds” (1966)
• “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968)
• “Planet Of The Apes” (1968)
• “The Andromeda Strain” (1971)
• “THX 1138” (1971/1977)
• “Solaris” (1972)
• “Silent Running” (1972)
• “Soylent Green” (1973)
• “La Planète Sauvage” (1973, animated)
• “Westworld” (1973, feature film)
• “Zardoz” (1974)
• “Logan’s Run” (1976)
• “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind” (1977)
• “Capricorn One” (1977)
• “The Black Hole” (1979)
• “Alien” (1979)
• “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” (1979)
• “Outland” (1981)
• “Blade Runner” (1982)
• “E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982)
• “The Right Stuff” (1983)
• “1984” (1984)
• “Dune” (1985)
• “2010: The Year We Made Contact” (1984)
• “The Abyss” (1988)
• “Screamers” (1995)
• “Apollo 13” (1995)
• “Contact” (1997)
• “Gattaca” (1997)
• “The Fifth Element” (1997)
• “Deep Impact” (1998)
• “The X-Files” (1998)
• “Pi” (1998)
• “Sphere” (1998)
• “Star Trek: Insurrection” (1998)
• “Mission To Mars” (2000)
• “Red Planet” (2000)
• “Space Cowboys” (2000)
• “A.I. - Artificial Intelligence” (2001)
• “Donnie Darko” (2001)
• “28 Days Later” (2002)
• “Minority Report” (2002)
• “The Forgotten” (2004)
• “The Island” (2005)
• “A Scanner Darkly” (2006, animated)
• “Children Of Men” (2006)
• “The Fountain” (2006)
• “Paprika” (2006, animated)
• “V For Vendetta” (2006)• “V For Vendetta” (2006)
• “I Am Legend” (2007)
• “Sunshine” (2007)
• “The Happening” (2008)
• “WALL-E” (2008, animated)
• “Avatar” (2009)
• “District 9” (2009)
• “Knowing” (2009)
• “Moon” (2009)
• “Splice” (2009)
• “Mr. Nobody” (2009)
• “Inception” (2010)
• “Never Let Me Go” (2010)
• “The Adjustment Bureau” (2011)
• “Another Earth” (2011)
• “Apollo 18” (2011)
• “Melancholia” (2011)
• “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes” (2011)
• “Source Code” (2011)
• “Contagion” (2011)
• “Black Mirror” (2011, Netflix TV Series)
• “Super 8” (2011)
• “Cloud Atlas" (2012)
• “John Carter” (2012)
• “Prometheus” (2012)
• “Robot & Frank” (2012)
• “After Earth” (2013)
• “Dark Skies” (2013)
• “Elysium” (2013)
• “Europa Report” (2013)
• “Gravity” (2013)
• “Her” (2013)
• “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (2013)
• “The Last Days On Mars” (2013)
• “Oblivion” (2013)
• “Star Trek: Into Darkness” (2013)
• “World War Z” (2013)
• “Coherence” (2013)
• “Interstellar” (2014)
• “Transcendence” (2014)
• “I Origins” (2014)
• “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” (2014)
• “The Signal” (2014)
• “Under The Skin” (2014)
• “The Giver” (2014)
• “Chappie” (2015)
• “Mr. Robot” (2015, USA TV Series)
• “The Expanse” (2015, SyFy TV Series)
• “Ex Machina” (2015)
• “The Man In The High Castle” (2015, Amazon TV Series)
• “Wanderers” (2015, Short)
• “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015)
• “The Martian” (2015)
• “TomorrowLand” (2015)
• “The Lobster” (2015)
• “10 Cloverfield Lane” (2015)
• “Arrival” (2016)
• “Stranger Things” (2016, Netflix TV Series)
• “A Cure For Wellness” (2016)
• “Passengers” (2016)
• “Westworld” (2016, HBO TV Series)
• “Childhood’s End” (2016, SyFy TV Miniseries)
• “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016)
• “Blade Runner: 2049” (2017)
• “The Discovery” (2016)
• “The Circle” (2017)
• “Marjorie Prime” (2017)
• “Life” (2017)
• “Logan” (2017)
• “Valérian And The City Of A Thousand Planets” (2017)
• “Star Trek: Discovery” (2018, Netflix TV Series)
• “War For The Planet Of The Apes” (2017)
• “God Particle” (2018)
• “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (2018)
• “Annihilation” (2018)
• “Ad Astra” (2019)
• “Avatar 2” (2019)
• “Dune” (2019, remake)
As for Annihilation, looking forward to it.
Exactly! Hehe, little mistake ;-).
I also can't wait for "Ad Astra"....