"Science fiction is that branch of literature that deals with human responses to changes in the level of science and technology" - Isaac Asimov When looking at Science Fiction I believe as a genre, it most certainly has changed over time. ... The prospect of nuclear war continued to haunt America as the Cold War continued to drag on into the 1970s. ... The film depicted a post-apocalyptic, post-nuclear planet earth, which is revealed in the film's startling conclusion by a destroyed Statue of Liberty. The film highlighted the fear of a nuclear war, which haunted most American's of...

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All this puts the reader in a comfort zone where you don't have to be afraid of possible evil technology and nuclear weapons. ... In a quarter-of-a-century we have watched and enjoyed movies such as Star Wars, Star Trek, the Matrix and Independence Day. ... New books about mystical times were written by the likes of George R. ... Around the millennium the fans were in ecstasy when the movies about their heroes were released in the cinemas. ... Compared to stories about Star Wars, we can relate so much more to the medieval times, which we know a lot about. ...

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That is why Robert Torry professor of American literature chose that time period to write his famous article about 1950s science-fiction films. ... His purpose was to contextualize the historically apocalyptic visions in especially three films from early fifties: "When World Collide ", The Day the Earth Stood Still " and "War of World ". ... Devastation of worlds by a runaway star, invading planet is depicted as the global nuclear conflict between USA and Soviet Union. "The film's transformation of an invading planet into an invading star augments the specificity of its allegory "(Robert ...

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He has written fantasies, crime and mystery stories, supernatural tales, mainstream literature, and of course science fiction. ... "The Dwarf" tells about a carnie named Ralph that owned a "Mirror Maze." ... It "effectively fuses vampire folklore with tough minded nostalgia for a time when children still learned about the "guts" of things in their own kitchens. ... He has written about the post-WW2 era, racism, censorship, technology, nuclear war, religion and the cruelty of children. ...

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