Sci-fi
Representative Films:
1979 - Directed by Ridley Scott
Resources:
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"Alien: How Ridley Scott’s masterpiece has stayed relevant for 40 years" - Independent
"Alien at 40: in space no one can hear your plea for workers’ rights" - BFI
2014 - Directed by Christopher Nolan
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2016 - Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Resources:
"Arrival is a stunning science fiction movie with deep implications for today" - Vox
"Alien and Time: The Philosophy of 'Arrival'" - rogerebert.com
"The Ending of ‘Arrival’ Explained" - Film School Rejects
"The Ending of ‘Arrival’ Explained" - No Film School
"How the short story that inspired Arrival helps us interpret the film’s major twist" - The Verge
"Arrival Explained: Villeneuve’s Balance of Fear & Intrigue" - Studio Binder
Additional Sci-Fi Films:
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Star Wars (1977, Dir. George Lucas)
Back to the Future (1985, Dir. Robert Zemeckis)
Aliens (1986, Dir. James Cameron)
Edward Scissorhands (1990, Dir. Tim Burton)
Minority Report (2002, Dir. Steven Spielberg)
Annihilation (2018, Dir. Alex Garland)