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"Science fiction film offers its viewers many pleasures, not least of which is the possibility of imagining other worlds in which very different forms of society exist. Not surprisingly, however, these alternative worlds often become spaces in which filmmakers and film audiences can explore issues of concern in our own society. Through an analysis of over thirty canonic science fiction (SF) films, including Logan's Run, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Back to the Future, Gattaca, and Minority Report, Black Space offers a thorough-going investigation of how SF film since the 1950s has dealt with the…
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2008University of Texas Press · 248 pages · 9780292716971
- Paperback · English · 2008University of Texas Press · 248 pages · 9780292717459
- Other · English · 2010de Gruyter GmbH, Walter · 9780292794511
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