,TOP #a ,S,F ,FILMS ( ! ,DECADE 7#bS7 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS ,TEXT 3 ,S]5ITY - ,AT FIR/ IT MIANCE ,S]5ITY APPE>S NOT SIMPLY RAM%ACKLE BUT LESS /ALW>TLY ,SCI5CE ,FICTION4 ,:ILE !RE >E NECESS>Y P>ADIGMATIC 5VIRONM5TAL *ANGES 7! ,G-#b#c ,PAXILON ,HYDRO*LORAT1 ! PSY*IC CAPACITIES ( ,RIV] ,TAM7 !Y ACT LESS AS C5TRAL !MATIC DRIVES ?AN AS CRUT*ES TO DRIVE EV5TS4 ,IF WE TAKE ! OLD ADAGE ?AT A TRULY ,S,F /ORY IS ONE ?AT AT ITS MO/ BASIC & G5]AL CAN'T EXI/ )\T A *ANGE ( P>ADIGM1 IT'S H>D TO EVALUATE ,S]5ITY BECAUSE IT'S H>D TO N>R[ D[N JU/ :AT ,S]5ITY'S CORE IS4 ,BAD ?+ IS DONE1 MAN MU/ EXPOSE8 ,RIV] F9D+ FAMILY8 ,MAL F9D+ PURPOSE8 ,BL9D FAI?8 ,TOTALIT>IANISM8 ,TAMP]+ ) NATURAL ORD]8 ,!RE >E SO MANY DISP>ATE YET CRITICAL ELEM5TS AT WORK 9 ,S]5ITY & IT MOVES SO FA/ ?AT ONE MAY BE TEMPT$ TO WRITE IT (F AS A DESP]ATE GASP ?AN PURELY CONCEIV$ & EXECUT$ WORK4 ,YET ,I W\LD >GUE ?AT IT IS PRECISELY ,S]5ITY'S L9E>1 UNRAVEL+1 SCATT]%OT D5SITY ?AT M>KS IT AS A UNIQUE PRODUCT ( ,S,F & A SOLIT>Y MA/]PIECE 9 ! REALM ( FILM4 ,S]5ITY READS LIKE A ,*>LIE ,/ROSS NOVEL4 ,JUMPY & UNEV51 RAILROAD$ FROM PO9T ,A TO ,B1 D5SE ) SEP>ATELY E/ABLI%$ HALF-IDEAS444 & UNBELIEVABLY ALL ! BETT] = IT4 ,?AT IS TO SAY AN APPROA* TO N>RATIVE ?AT C\LD ONLY EXI/ & FUNCTION WELL 9 ! LA/ C\PLE DECADES ( LIT]>Y ,S,F4 ,& !RE'S NO D5Y+ ?AT ,S]5ITY FUNCTIONS WELL4 ,COMPRESS$ SEASONS ( ,FIREFLY OR NOT1 ! FILM DRIPS ) ! LOVE IT IS CLE>LY A LABOR (4 ,*ILDR5 ( ,M5 - #bf WAS A P>TICUL>LY GOOD YE> = ,S,F 9 ! !AT]S & ,*ILDR5 ( ,M5 WAS ITS CR[N+ JEWEL4 ,EV]YONE'S ALREADY SE5 ?IS FILM1 & ,I ?9K ?AT'S BECAUSE IT WORKS SO H>D TO 5CAPSULATE ! EV]YDAY SL[LY DECAY+ FEEL+ ( ! ,BU% YE>S4 ,!RE IS NO SCI5TIFIC MIRACLE OR EV5 NEW TE*NOLOGY 9 ,*ILDR5 ( ,M5 -- CONSUM] & 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTS >E ESS5TIALLY ! SAME1 JU/ ) A DIFF]5T GLOSS1 & A RA9Y1 GRITTY1 SOGGY WE> & TE> IMPOS$ OV] !M4 ,?IS IS ! FUTURE AS ! AV]AGE P]SON 9TUITIVELY FEELS IT4 ,EXACTLY ! SAME AS TODAY1 JU/ ) ! M9OR P>TICUL>S EVOLV$ & ! NEWSPAP] HEADL9ES D>K]4 7,TO SU/A9 ?IS EFFECT !Y HAD TO REMOVE ! 9T]NET & 9FOTE* 5TIRELY47 ,*ILDR5 ( ,M5 OP]ATES ON ! DEFAULT ASSUMPTIONS Y\ MAKE :5 Y\ FIR/ GO TO PLOT \T Y\R C>E] OR ?9K AB\T FUTURE G5]ATIONS4 ,! WORLD Y\ DIRECTLY T\* WILL /AY ! SAME4 ,& ! RE/ ( IT WILL GET WORSE1 ULTIMATELY AM\NT+ TO NO?+4 ,?IS IS :Y ,*ILDR5 ( ,M5 IS )\T QUE/ION ! MO/ ACCESSIBLE ,S,F FILM ( ALL TIME4 ,IT FUNCTIONS AS A M$ITATION ON \R RELATION%IP ) ,S,F & P>ADIGMATIC *ANGE MORE G5]ALLY4 ,! T$I\SLY BUILD+ APOCALYPSE BEYOND ,BRITA91 ! PA9T-BY-NUMB]S 9SURG5TS )91 ! EVOLV+ FASCI/IC /ATE1 ALL ( !SE >E OP]AT+ )9 AN ANTIQUAT$ CONTEXT ?AT HAS BE5 DRAGG$ \T = F> TOO LONG4 ,! ABS5CE ( *ILDR5 IS A VEHICLE = ! EXPLORATION ( ! ABS5CE ( +5UITY4 ,EV5 ?\< WE ASSUME !Y WILL & REACT NEGATIVELY TO CLAIMS ?AT !Y WON'T1 9 SECRET WE DON'T WANT ?+S TO /AY ! SAME4 ,WE WANT TO BE *ALL5G$ BY ! NEW4 ,! UNSE54 ,& ITS ABS5CE IS ! DISSETTL+ & UNREALI/IC PROPOSITION4 ,A ,SCANN] ,D>KLY - ,! ONLY ,PHILLIP ,K ,DICK FILM EV] MADE4 7,IT'S A %AME BECAUSE Y\'D ASSUME !Y'D DO WELL 9 ,HOLLYWOOD47 ,A ,SCANN] ,D>KLY IS A LOV+ TRIBUTE TO P>ANOID DET]IORATION4 ,! TRAG$Y ISN'T ?AT Y\ DON'T C>E ANYMORE -- Y\ C>E ALL TOO MU* -- IT'S ?AT Y\ CAN'T CL>IFY JU/ :AT IT IS Y\ C>E AB\T4 ,Y\ CAN'T MAKE S5SE ( ! WORLD >\ND Y\ OR EV5 ! P>TICUL>S ( Y\R [N LIFE & Y\R [N ID5TITY BECAUSE Y\'RE LO/ 9 POSSIBILITIES4 ,A ,SCANN] ,D>KLY IS NOT JU/ A DOCUM5TATION ( ?IS /ATE ( M9D1 BUT AN EXPLORATION ( ! UNREALI/IC BUT NOT FANTA/ICAL NOTION ?AT MAYBE IT WAS = SOME?+1 MAYBE Y\ HAD A PLAN ALL ALONG4 ,MAYBE SOMEONE \T !RE REALLY DOES C>E = Y\4 ,MAYBE Y\ >E MAK+ A DIFF]5CE4 ,?AT IS TO SAY 0MAK+ A DIFF]5CE0 9 SOME HI<] =M ?AN (F+ Y\RSELF ) A COPY ( ,AYN ,R&'S ,! ,F\NTA9HEAD & AN UNF9I%$ LETT] TO ,EXONMOBILE PROTE/+ ! CANCELLATION ( Y\R GAS CR$IT4 ,MUNDANE SUNNY1 SUBURBAN ,CALI=NIA NEV] SEEM$ SO ORWELLIAN4 ,& ROTOSCOP$ SLIPP+ & SLID+ C>TOONS ( /ON]S >GU+ AB\T ! ,BEATLES NEV] SEEM$ SO DISSETTL+4 ,! DELIV]Y IS AN AMAZ+ TRIUMPH ( EV]YDAY DY/OPIA4 ,BUT ,A ,SCANN] ,D>KLY'S CORE IS A HAUNT+LY UTOPIAN WI%4 ,?AT !RE WAS SOME UNSE5 PURPOSE1 SOME TRIUMPH 9 FAILURE4 ,AS ! LI/ ( DECEAS$ SCROLLS BY 9 ,P,K,D'S D$ICATION1 HE PLANTATIVELY ASKS IF !RE MIN TO ACCEPT ?AT4 ,! ,BUTT]FLY ,EFFECT IS ! BE/ TIME-TRAVEL FILM YET MADE1 BECAUSE IT'S ! MO/ REALI/IC1 ELEGANT & RESSONANT ( !M4 ,?AT'S RID IT'S MORE ON BALL ?AN ,PRIM]4 ,NONE ( ?IS MACROSCOPIC BODILY TRANSF]5CE BULL%IT4 ,! ,BUTT]FLY ,EFFECT IS ! PURE DI/ILL$ ESS5CE ( ! TIME-TRAVEL /ORY -- CLI*E SURR5D] 9 ! FACE ( COMPLEXITY & 9EXORABLE SELF-SACRIFICE 9CLUD$4 ,?AT IT HAS NO DEF9ITIVE 5D+ IS1 KIT*SY AS IT S\NDS1 P>T ( ! APPEAL4 ,EVAN'S *ILDHOOD IS ! :OLE PO9T ( ! FILM1 NOT :ATEV] HIS ILL-DEF9$ PRES5T MI - ,FIR/1 A BIT ON RACE3 ,! REJECT$ =EIGN] :O IS ADOPT$ BY A TRIBE & FI,E PL5TY ( ,SCI5CE ,FICTION OR SPACE FANTASY /ORIES TOLD FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ! COLONIZ$4 ,IT'S JU/ ?AT ! SUBJECTS >E ALWAYS HUMAN 7CF ,9DEP5D5CE ,DAY1 ,! ,M\NT7 BECAUSE DO+ JU/ICE TO ! TRULY ALI5 DEFIES ! B&WID? ( /ORYTELL+4 ,AVAT>'S PROBLEM IS ?AT ! ,NAVI >5'T ALI5 9 ! SLI TRAGICALLY FALLS %ORT ( BE+ A GREAT FILM4 ,IT IS1 H[EV]1 A V]Y GOOD FILM4 ,ALAS1 !RE IS NO C5TRAL COMPON5T ?AT M>KS IT AS 9EXTRICABLY ,S,F4 ,LIKE ,S]5ITY1 ,AVAT> IS COMPOS$ ( A JUMBLE ( CONCEPTS1 !MES & /RUGGLES ?AT WORK WELL TOGE!R BUT DEFY SIMPLE SUMMATION4 ,NEV]!LESS IT'S WOR? PO9T+ \T JU/ H[ POSITIVELY MANY ( !M WAX T[>DS SCI5TIFIC 9QUIRY & TRAN%UMANI/ SELF-EXPANSION4 ,JAKE ,SULLY IS A BROK51 IMPOV]I%$1 \TCA/ & M>G9ALIZ$ MAN :O DESIRES NO?+ MORE ?AN TO EXCEL -- ALL HIS LIFE HE ATTEMPT$ ?IS BY FOLL[+ ORD]S4 ,BUT ONLY BY M>RY+ HIS DESIRE TO SELF-IMPROVE ) HIS TW9 BRO!R'S DESIRE TO LE>N DOES HE TRANSC5D BO? !IR FAILURES & A*IEVE ! FRE$OM & COMMUNITY HE CRAVES4 ,BUT ,GRACE ,AUGU/9E IS REALLY :AT MAKES ?IS FILM = ME4 ,H[ MANY DECADES HAS IT BE5 S9CE WE HAD SCI5TI/S -- MU* LESS SCI5TIFIC 9QUIRY ITSELF -- PORTRAY$ 9 A POSITIVE LI HAS ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL & REALI/IC />%IP EV] PORTRAY$ ON ! SCRE54 ,IT HAS IMP]IALI/ SOLDI]S BE+ TAK5 \T BY PT]ANODONS4 ,:AT ! FUCK MORE DO Y\ WANT8 ,A4,I4 - ,KUBRIC'S MO/ SURREAL1 IRONIC & PESSIMI/IC FILM EV] REQUIR$ ,/EV5 ,SPIELB]G'S ROBOTICALLY EMOTIONAL PACKAG+ TO TRULY %9E4 ,I MEAN LET'S BE CLE> H]E4 ,9 ! ?IRD ACT -- 9 ! FROZ5 REMA9S ( AN UNSU/A9ABLE CIVILIZATION -- IT'S REVEAL$ ?AT ! ACT ( CONSCI\SNESS TRANC5DS ITSELF TO BECOME AN UNDY+ LEGACY EMB$D$ 9 ! COSMOS4 ,& ! RESSURECT$ TOY ROBOT IMPULSIVELY RESPONDS BY IRREV]SIBLY DE/ROY+ HIS [N]'S V]Y S\L SO ?AT HE CAN EXP]I5CE A DAY'S FLEET+ 9TIMACTY ) H] ONCE AGA94 ,SAC*>9E MY ASS4 ,A4,I4 IS A TWI/$1 GLOSSY DY/OPIC TALE ?AT SETS \T TO EXCAVATE ! UNCANNY VALLEY ON ALL FRONTS4 ,! QUE/ION 0,>E !Y PEOPLE80 IS ALWAYS A FALSE FRONT = >E WE MA*9ES8 ,& ,A4,I4'S JOB IS TO VACILLATE AS WILDLY AS POSSIBLE ON ?IS 9 AS MANY WAYS AS POSSIBLE ALL :ILE TELL+ A COH]5T1 EMOTIONALLY GRIPP+ N>RATIVE4 ,IT HAS TO GET Y\ TO CONT9UE C>+ AB\T ! PROTAGONI/S EV5 AS Y\R P]SPECTIVE ON ?AT EMOTIONAL ATA*M5T FLUCTUATES4 ,?IS IS NO SMALL TASK4 ,& IT SUCCE$S BRILLIANTLY4 ,NATURALLY1 ! PRODUCT IS DEEPLY DISSETTL+4 ,! WELL-WORN DISMISSAL ?AT ,A4,I4 %\LD HAVE 5D$ ) ! SECOND ACT IS1 9 FACT1 P>TIALLY 9DICATIVE ( H[ SUCCESSFULLY ANTICA?>TIC ! O/5SIBLY CA?>TIC ?IRD ACT IS4 ,A4,I4 HAS ITS FAULTS -- MU* ( ! SOCIAL L&SCAPE 9 ! SECOND ACT SIMPLY FAILS TO HIT ITS T>GET4 ,BUT AS A :OLE IT IS SIMPLY ! BE/ EXPLORATION YET ( ! CLASSICAL ,ASIMOVIAN BLUR SURR\ND+ ! ANIMATE OBJECTS WE SYMPA?IZE )4 ,MOON - ,SOMETIMES AN IDEA DOESN'T NE$ TO BE ?AT FRE%1 OR EV5 PR(\ND4 ,SOMETIMES ! SMALLE/ ( TWI/S CAN %9E SIMPLY BY FLE%+ IT \T WELL4 ,MOON IS NOT GO+ TO SURPRISE Y\4 ,IT'S GO+ TO WALK Y\ ?R\< ! CONSEQU5CES SO REALI/ICALLY ?AT EV]Y SC5E WILL MAKE ?AT S+LE ?ORNY *ANGE /& \T & IMPRESS Y\ ANEW4 ,PRIM] - ,PRIM] HAS ONE TRICK3 OMISSION4 ,IT CAN MAKE = A MILDLY *ALL5G+ & SOMETIMES EV5 9T]E/+ PUZZLE1 BUT CRIPPLES IT AS A DRAMATIC4 ,PRIM] IS LESS ,SCI5CE ,FICTION ?AN IT IS 5G9E]+ FICTION4 ,AN ATTEMPT$ /UDY ( TIME-TRAVEL ME*ANICS 7AS OPPOS$ TO COH]5T !ORY71 IT WAXES 9TO A /UDY ( ! EV] PRES5T P>ANOIA & EMASCULATION ?AT IS B\RGEOIS GEEKDOM4 ,( ALL ! FILMS TO MAKE ?IS LI/ ,PRIM] IS ! LEA/ 9 ! VE9 ( ,S,F1 & YET TO OMIT IT W\LD BE UNCONSCIONABLE4 ,& NOT \T ( TOK5 APPRECIATION ( ITS TW9E-&-BUBBLEGUM-WRAPP] BUDGET4 ,RA!R ! FILM IS ?IS DECADE'S R>E GOOD EXAMPLE ( ?AT OV]LY BALLYHOO$ & ONLY M>G9ALLY ,S,F TRADITION3 EXPLOR+ EFFECTS ( A SUBTLE ALT]ATION TO EXAM9E ! WORLD AS IT IS4 ,PRIM] IS MO/ IMPRESSIVE AS AN ACCID5TAL CRITIQUE ( CAPITALI/ CULTURE4 ,AN ALI5AT$1 %ALL[ WORLD :]E ! EFFECTS ( TRUE +5UITY CAN ONLY BE /UMBL$ UPON & !N FURI\SLY EXPLOIT$ = SOCIAL P[]4 ,:]E CONTROL ( A SITUATION IS POSSIBLE1 BUT ALMO/ 5TIRELY >BITR>Y4 ,& ULTIMATELY NAU TO ?AT ( ,ABE & ,A>ON4 ,SO1 :E!R ALWAYS CONSCI\SLY 9T5TIONAL OR NOT1 ,PRIM]'S ELEM5TS DO ADD UP TO A NEAT TRICK & DEC5T ,S,F FILM4 ,W\LD ?AT WE LIV$ 9 A WORLD :]E REALI/IC DIALOGUE & TE*NICAL DETAIL WAS ANY?+ O!R ?AN AN UTT]LY UNIQUE BREA? ( FRE% AIR4 ,UNTIL !N4 ,SUN%9E - ,OH1 ,I KN[1 IT'S %IT4 ,BUT IT'S A PILE ( %IT ?AT GR[S ON Y\4 ,SUN%9E IS ,>MAG$DON MEETS #b#a4 ,)\T ! UPSIDE ( ,BRUCE ,WILLIS BUT ALSO )\T ! %E] BOR$OM ( ,CL>KE4 ,IT'S ALMO/ FATALLY CRIPPL$ BY ITS ?IRD ACT LAPSE 9TO GIV+ A DAMN AB\T A PALEOLI?IC IRRELEVANCY 7! RELIGI\S74 ,& ! DIRECTOR'S UND]/&+ ( !M SCI5TI/S IS LACK+1 TO SAY ! LEA/4 ,BUT SOMEH[ ! FILM SURVIVES & >GUABLY EV5 FL\RI%ES4 ,YES1 ! MAT]IAL PREMISE IS BORD]L9E MAGICAL & ONLY /AT$ 9 ITS MO/ C>TOONI% =M ON SCRE5 -- /RANGELETS BE DE/ROY+ TEH SUN -- BUT IF Y\ KNEW ANY?+ AB\T H[ LITTLE A/ROPHYSICI/S ACTUALLY KN[ AB\T ANY?+ Y\'D BE 9CL9$ TO LET IT SLIDE4 ,BUT1 ! C5TRAL PREMISE ( ,SUN%9E IS ACTUALLY AN ES!TIC ONE3 SUNLIKNESS4 ,IT'S A HACK ( \R VISUAL NEUROLOGICAL >*ITECTURE4 ,A MILDLY ,S,F CONCEIT ?AT C\LD ONLY FUNCTION ON SCRE54 ,( C\RSE1 ONE WI%ES ! G5RE ( PRETTY1 IMMACULATE SPACE%IPS ) PRETTY1 IMMACULATE SCI5TI/S HAD MORE 5TRIES TO *OOSE FROM4 ,BUT ,SUN%9E IS AT LEA/ ! MO/ WAT*ABLE ( !M4 ,PIT* ,BLACK - ,PIT* ,BLACK IS JU/ A V]Y SATISFY+ FILM4 ,?AT'S ALL !RE IS TO IT4 ,*>ACT]S >E /R&$ & HUNT$ BY CREATURES4 ,?IS VIC]ALLY DELIE OCCASIONS IT IS TRULY EMBRAC$ 7,JURASSIC ,P>K1 ,ALI57 BECAUSE IT NEGATES PO/-MOD]NISM BY DIRECTLY TAPP+ 9TO SIMPLI/IC MAT]IAL REASON 9 A WAY ?AT \TRI\ND US & DEFAULT ON ANIMAL 9/9CT OR WE 9VE/ ! 5TIRETY ( \R M9DS 9TO UND]/&+ ! TWI/$ ?9K+ ( \R 5EMY4 ,9 BO? CASES !RE CEASE TO BE RIGIDLY TANGIBLE RULES1 OR AT V]Y LEA/ AT TIMES ! UTILITY ( H>D HEAD$ REASON SEEMS TO BE 9 QUE/ION4 ,PIT* ,BLACK1 LIKE ! FEW ADEQUATELY ,S,F 0BE+ HUNT$ BY CREATURES0 FILMS BE=E1 G5]ATES FE>FUL T5SION BUT NEV] ! 9TELLECTUAL AB&ON OR PSY*OLOGICAL RECURSION ( \TRIE F>FET*$ 7! CRAZY ORBITAL LOCK+7 & IT'S A BIT VEX+ TO ONLY SEE PRETTY MU* ONLY ONE TYPE ( LIFE 9 ! BIOTA1 BUT ! PECULI>ITIES >E ! PAY(F 9 ,PIT* ,BLACK4 ,! FILM TAKES = GRANT$ ?AT WE'VE PLAY$ ?IS GAME BE=E & SIMPLY TRIES TO *ANGE UP ! *>ACT] DYNAMICS & SETT+ 5\< TO REFRE% ! EXP]I5CE4 ,9 ?IS IT DOES EXTRAORD9>ILY WELL4 ,IT LEFT ALL ( US ) 5\< GOODWILL TO SEE ,V9 ,DIESEL ?\< HIS RIDICUL\S SP9(F TRILOGY1 BUT REALLY1 ALL ! *>ACT]S >E AWESOME4 ,NOTABLY OMITT$ TITLES3 ,! ,F\NTA9 IS NOT REALLY ,S,F BECAUSE ! SF /ORY IS AN 9-FILM ALLEGORY4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,ET]NAL ,SUN%9E ( ! ,SPOTLESS ,M9D CAME CLOSE BUT WAS SO 9TROV]T$ & SURREALLY SUBJECTIVE 9 SUBJECT & APPROA* ?AT IT MI ,TREK1 :ILE FUN1 IS NOT ,S,F BECAUSE IT'S FUCK+ ,/> ,TREK4 ,F9ALLY1 ,DI/RICT #i HASN'T SAT WELL ) ME S9CE VIEW+4 ,! 9CLUSION & PORTRAYAL ( ! ,NIG]IANS SMACKS ( DIRECT RACISM1 & ! C5TRAL PREMISE IS BO? TOO DIFF]5T TO ALLEGORIZE & TOO ALLEGORIZ$4 ,IT ( C\RSE MEANS TO BE UNSETTL+ BUT 9 ! PROCESS ,I ?9K IT FAILS AT BE+ SUB/ANTIVE4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#a1 #bba 3 ,TOP #a ,S,F ,FILMS ( ! ,DECADE 7#bS7 -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,TOP #a ,S,F ,FILMS ( ! ,DECADE 7#bS7 -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/