Endangering Science Fiction Film [Paperback]

Endangering Science Fiction Filmexplores the ways in which science fiction film is a dangerous and endangering genre. The collection argues that science fiction's cinematic power rests in its ability to imagine Other worlds that challenge and disturb the lived conditions of the real world, as it is presently known to us. From classic films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris to modern blockbusters including World War Z and Gravity, and directors from David Cronenberg to Alfonso Cuar?n, contributors comment on the way science fiction film engages with dangerous encounters, liminal experiences, sublime aesthetics, and untethers space and time to question the very nature of human existence. With the analysis of a diverse range of films from Europe, Asia, North and South America, Endangering Science Fiction Filmoffers a uniquely interdisciplinary view of the evolving and dangerous sentiments and sensibility of this genre.

1. Introduction: Endangering Science Fiction Film Sean Redmond and Leon Marvell  Section One: The Philosophy of Science Fiction Endangerment  2. Section Introduction Sean Redmond  3. Kubrick's 2001and the Dangers of Techno-Dystopia Doug Kellner  4. Eye Tracking the Sublime in Spectacular Moments of Science Fiction Film Sean Redmond  5. Hope in Children of Men and Firefly/Serenity: Nihilism, Waste and the Dialectics of the Sublime Sean Cubitt  6. Biopolitics and the War on Terror in World War Z and Monsters Sherryl VintSection Two: Dangerous Aesthetics  7. Section Introduction Leon Marvell  8. Narrative, Aesthetics and Cultural Imperatives in Recent Science Fiction Films Deborah Knight and George McKnight  l#œ