Which of this unit’s films do you think do the best job of exploiting film’s advantages in order to perform these definitive SF functions?
How does Plato’s Myth of the Cave reflect the career and fate of Socrates? What analogies are there in your own life to the individuals and actions described in the Myth of the Cave?
July 28, 2019In what ways, generally, does Plato’s description of the Forms, and the philosopher in the cave, fit nicely with Socrates’ general attitude toward life?
July 28, 2019Which of this unit’s films do you think do the best job of exploiting film’s advantages in order to perform these definitive SF functions?
Question Description
For this essay, please think about the various ways of defining science fiction discussed in the attachments. (e.g., SF is about extrapolation, or the novum that produces an alternative reality, etc.). Then think about the things that film, as a medium, allows filmmakers to do that print does not allow writers to do (sound, image, movement, acting, and so on). Which of this unit’s films do you think do the best job of exploiting film’s advantages in order to perform these definitive SF functions?
