scholarly journals Humanity in Science Fiction Movies: A Comparative Analysis of Wandering Earth, The Martian and Interstellar

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 210-214
Author(s):  
Ma Xinyi ◽  
Hua Jing
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Hard Core ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Chinese Science ◽  
Domestic Science ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Artistic Values ◽  
Organic Combination ◽  
Natural Way

Wandering Earth, released in 2019, is regarded as a phenomenal film that opens the door to Chinese science fiction movies. The Chinese story in the film has aroused the resonance of domestic audiences, but failed to get high marks on foreign film review websites. In contrast, in recent years, science fiction films in European and American countries are still loved by audiences at home and abroad, such as The Martian and Interstellar, which have both commercial and artistic values. It can be seen that the cultural communication of western science fiction movies is more successful than that of China. Taking the above three works as examples, this paper analyzes the doomsday plot, the beauty of returning home and the role shaping of scientific women in science fiction movies from the perspective of the organic combination of “hard-core elements of science fiction” and “soft value in humanity”, in an attempt to help the foreign cultural communication of domestic science fiction movies. As an attempt to facilitate the global development of Chinese science fiction, this paper concludes that certain Chinese traditional cultural spirit needs further spreading, that Chinese science fiction and humanity should be combined in a more natural way, and that in particular, female character need in depth and multi-dimensional interpretation.

Introduction

Dune ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Christian McCrea
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Narrative Structure ◽  
Internal Logic ◽  
The Core ◽  
Adventure Story ◽  
Film Version ◽  
Political Narrative ◽  
Core Elements

This chapter focuses on David Lynch's 1984 film version of Dune. It analyses Dune's narrative structure, characterisations, its approach to science fiction, and audiovisual language that are all highly idiosyncratic. It also illustrates Dune as an audacious science-fiction film that refuses to be futuristic, as a political narrative that is undone by the power of prophecy and dream, and as an adventure story structured like a poem. The chapter talks about the feeling of watching Dune, which is described as being unmoored from cinema itself and free-floating in the form's infinite, unexplored possibilities. It explores the core elements of Frank Herbert's novel version of Dune, which is heavily reliant on its own internal logic.

Teaching Cross Cultural Communication through ESP Textbook

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
Yu. Balahovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Textbook Evaluation ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
And Task

The article focuses on ESP textbook evaluation to develop effective cross cultural communication skills. The core elements of the ESP textbook for teaching and learning Military English are: intercultural content, authentic and meaningful texts and task-based activities, simulating situations in professional communication settings.

Women in Science Fiction: An Annotated Secondary Bibliography

Extrapolation ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Anne Hudson Jones
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Women In Science

scholarly journals Science Fiction and Popular Science from Ancient to Modern Times: Scientists Versus Laymen

AmeriQuests ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asghar Qadir
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Hard Core ◽  
Popular Science ◽  
Scientific Concepts ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The Impact

Science fiction has become a major genre of literature in general and English literature in particular. It ranges from near fantasy to virtual hard-core science. The science involved may be mere gadgetry and may go to deeper scientific concepts. It may be of the "hard sciences" or the soft sciences. The authors are generally laymen but occasionally scientists. The attitude of the professional scientists to science fiction is somewhat ambivalent. It enjoyed little acceptability earlier but has been steadily gaining currency among scientists. Another area developed significantly over the last century is popular science. In this case the authors are generally scientists but occasionally laymen. However, the attitude of professional scientists to this area is also ambivalent. It is practically tatuological that science has had a major impact on science fiction and popular science. However, there is also a significant impact of these genres on science itself. In this article, the impact either side and the question of the effectiveness of lay authors versus scientists is explored.

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