Sentences with phrase «science fiction theme»

A simple science fiction theme runs throughout the game, but you are only in one environment the whole time.

Following with this week's science fiction theme of games is Dark Void.

My love of sci - fi mingles with my enjoyment of ruining people's lives through ineffectual planning and general stupidity in Aven Colony, which takes the joys of constructing a city and then throws a thin science fiction theme at it in the vague hopes it'll stick.

If the opening credits wasn't enough, the rest of the film looked and sounded like a Carpenter film while also felt like an homage to some of his science fiction themes.

Primary Format — Games — Playstation 4 Game Genre — Action & Adventure Rating — M Consumer Advice — Science fiction themes and violence Game Developer — Guerrilla Game Publisher — Sony Computer Entertainment

This all helps Ex Machina to be a unique science fiction film while tackling familiar science fiction themes.

These science fiction themed haiku explore the possibilities.

While some publishers view digital as a dystopian nightmare, Alastair Horne considers six science fiction themes and how they illustrate a more positive future for the industry.

Avengers # 14 is no different, and those who love epic science fiction themes, universe - spanning -LSB-...]

From then on I bought every comic I could find with a superhero on the cover, along with tons of other comics with science fiction themes, or pure adventure, or even some with Ducks.

Usually, the theme of the RPGs that I jump into have to deal with knights and dragons in a fantasy world à la Skyrim, or a science fiction themed world like cyberpunk thriller Deus Ex.

This weekend, we're discounting a collection of science fiction themed games and videos, as part of our Sci - Fi Deals Flash Sale.

The Harvest is a science fiction themed Action RPG that takes place on future Earth, some years after the fallout of a destructive alien invasion.

2K Games delivers a new science fiction themed entry in fan favorite, award - winning PC franchise, Civilization.

This had long been rumoured to be under development by the Edmonton team and has been rumoured to be comparable to Destiny and The Division so I'm curious to find out what else we can learn soon as the trailer doesn't reveal much yet apart from its science fiction themes.

Beyond the Barrier, guest curated by Kate Greenberg and part of Baxter St at CCNY's Guest Curators Program, seeks to highlight contemporary work being made by a group of emerging artists around science fiction themes.

This piece continues on from a series of large - scale, cinematic performances that contain science fiction themes, such as time travel and parallel universe realities.

Not exact matches

In a continuation of the theme set by Endeavor's name, the building is bursting with rooms nodding to science fiction: Altair IV, Skaro, Skynet, Vogsphere, Hoth, Mordor.

By Oon Yeoh - November 5, 2017 A common theme in science fiction movies is a dystopian future where food is scarce.

Another judge is Colin Sullivan, editor of Futures, Nature's own science - themed fiction strand.

A familiar theme in science fiction is that of humans presented with the challenge of understanding an advanced alien technology incorporated in a working device of impressive capability.

The other view of science fiction, figureheaded in retrospect by one Herbert George Wells — «H. G.» to pretty much everyone — was that actual science was best left to actual scientists and science - themed novelists should feel free to make stuff up if it helped uncover the social and philosophical pitfalls in humanity's road ahead.

The answer is they all wrote stories that involved a journey to the Moon, one of the oldest and most popular themes of the science fiction genre until 25 years ago, when it was crushed by the weight of reality and Neil Armstrong's foot.

Time travel has been a popular science - fiction theme since H. G. Wells wrote his celebrated novel The Time Machine in 1895.

It taps into the common science - fiction theme of alien tongues; not only the communication barrier they might present, but the unusual ways they could differ from human language.

A few months ago, Third Flatiron Publishing (which does quarterly science fiction anthologies) announced that their Spring 2015 anthology would be themed around world - altering events.

A favorite theme of science fiction is «the portal» — an extraordinary opening in space or time that connects travelers to distant realms.

Synopsis: Complex sociological themes run through this science - fiction classic about three astronauts marooned on a futuristic planet where apes rule and hum... [MORE]

The setting is futuristic, but the themes are ancient in «Young Ones,» Jake Paltrow's eccentric merger of frontier western and science - fiction gadgetry.

In the realm of science - fiction, exploring our own socio - political environment through the lens of a foreign or futuristic society is commonplace; however, exploring merely human nature and philosophical questions of life is less common, at least as a stand - alone theme.

Levy's version will lean more towards the science fiction genre, and focus on themes of «friendship and -LSB-...]

But with its theme of a character realizing that all isn't what it seems like in his perfect little world reminded me most of Dark City (although it is an entirely different movie altogether) and some science fiction short stories.

Leaning heavily on the same kind of pop culture references that made the early seasons of «Community» so enjoyable, «Rick and Morty» is like a vulgar love letter to science fiction, from its «Doctor Who» - inspired theme song, to its blatant similarities to «Back to the Future.»

Shyamalan's science fiction is so specious and carefully crafted to fit into his themes that it's clearly not meant to be taken seriously.

Big - ticket characters like franchise mascot Iron Man are represented, but Infinity War often plays more like a Guardians of the Galaxy story because they're more at home with the overt science - fiction themes of the film, and Gamora (Zoe Saldana, I Kill Giants) has had a multi-movie arc directly related to Thanos.

Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Travis Tope, William Fichtner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Judd Hirsch, Nicolas Wright (also a co-writer of the script), Jessie Usher, Brent Spiner, Vivica A. Fox, Angelababy, Chin Han, Deobia Oparei and Sela Ward Director: Roland Emmerich Scriptwriters: Nicolas Wright (one of the stars in the film) and James A. Woods Composers: Harold Kloser and Thomas Wanker Cinematographer: Markus Forderer 20th Century Fox Rating: PG 13 with fantasy / science fiction violence and themed material Running Length: 120 minutes

Additionally, one fellowship is awarded annually to an emerging screenwriter to support the ongoing development of a feature - length fiction screenplay with science or technology themes through participation at a Screenwriters Lab.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show's legions of fans know that the iconic cult movie opens with a giant pair of disembodied lips crooning the theme song, «Science Fiction / Double Feature.»

The concept of a microcosm of society to demonstrate social unrest between classes is a well - worn idea — High - Rise may find a very close cousin in last year's Snowpiercer — but this is one of the more direct and slickly executed interpretations of the theme, only treading on the brink of science - fiction.

But you can't go home again, and Pegg and Wright make that theme literal with its science fiction elements.

Based on a story from the British science fiction - themed comic book 2000 AD and set in a post-apocalyptic future... Continue reading →

Blade Runner 2049 also builds on the excellent foundations of the original by incorporating some of the most mesmerizing themes of recent science fiction cinema / television.

Colin Trevorrow made his feature directorial debut with Safety Not Guaranteed, a loose - limbed and weirdly comic movie with science - fiction themes that was fresh and enjoyable.

by Walter Chaw Event Horizon approaches the science - fiction idea of a mysterium tremens, hints that it will be about the inscrutability of an alien intelligence — like Lem's and Tarkovsky's (and Soderbergh's) variations on the theme of Solaris, for instance, or that monolith in 2001.

BEACON is a «science fiction - themed action roguelite that plays like a top - down shooter.»

While it isn't exactly remembered as a classic example of»70s science fiction, Demon Seed touches on some interesting themes, and if nothing else, will succeed in weirding you the hell out.

The reason why the «Fifties The Day the Earth Stood Still is so fondly remembered nowadays is because it was probably one of two science fiction movies from that entire decade that didn't have an alien invasion (read: Red Scare paranoia) as its main theme.

Michael Crichton's original science fiction western - thriller was about a robot malfunction that created havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult - themed amusement park.

Nor is it the flashy science - fiction flick it could have been — just look at Michael Bay's «The Island», which is similarly themed but takes an entirely different approach to the material.

These themes are revisited once again in «Star Wars: The Last Jedi,» the eighth episode in the science - fiction saga that George Lucas started in 1977.