re: Unsticky Please -Voting Closed

quote:

---

why would this be considered Sci-Fi? Just curious, would be #1 on my list but I don't think dystopian future = sci fi.

---

Again, we are taking loose genre rules. Star Wars has laser blasters so (as much as it pains me to say) it is a sci fi. ACO takes place in an alternative past/future, so it is a sci-fi.

I would actually consider all dystopian/apocalyptic films to be a sub-genre of sci-fi, but that's me. Usually these movies change something about culture/society which leads to a prediction of things to come. Prediction of realistic consequences being a big part of the non-alien/space side of science fiction.

ACO would be very similar to Brazil, Children of Men, and other movies who are light on obvious "sci-fi" elements like extremely advanced technology, and are more based on a "What if?" scenario. The "What If?" question being central to the science fiction debate often.