“Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort of root in the abstract,” said actor Nicolas Cage. This quote means that good science fiction asks questions and makes the mind wonder if the story is real or not. Science Fiction is about future advancements in science and technology and how it effects a character or society. Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan, The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, and World War Z by Max Brooks all use science fiction to shape their work. All three of these authors focus on a scientific principle. The movie Unbreakable by M. Night Shyamalan takes place in a realistic setting and makes the scientific principle seem possible. Unbreakable
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He talks about a man who gets sick from the Marburg virus and dies. He tells the history of some of the most deadly viruses in the world. A lady named Nancy Jaax accounts her story about her experiences and close calls with Ebola and many others. Throughout the book Preston makes guesses about the future of diseases and the possibilities of a massive outbreak. In The Hot Zone, Richard Preston uses the theme of science fiction to provide accurate scientific information that is known now, but he uses theme to describe future scientific principles in a believable way also. I learned that a great science fiction work asks questions and takes guesses about the …show more content…
In the book World War Z a zombie outbreak is occurring and when it starts to become worse, a family decides to “Go North” because according to World War Z, “the living dead freeze solid, extreme cold is our only hope” (Brooks, 2006, p. 122). The family gets to a campsite to live at and everything is just fine. The people were friendly; the food was plentiful. Until, more and more people began to show up and the food became scarce. The people became crazy and some left when it became really cold. I learned that realism in stories helps the reader imagine and question whether it is real or not. The author accomplished this by using plot by showing the controversial side of science, taking guesses about the future, and stretching the mind to think that this could
He talks about a man who gets sick from the Marburg virus and dies. He tells the history of some of the most deadly viruses in the world. A lady named Nancy Jaax accounts her story about her experiences and close calls with Ebola and many others. Throughout the book Preston makes guesses about the future of diseases and the possibilities of a massive outbreak. In The Hot Zone, Richard Preston uses the theme of science fiction to provide accurate scientific information that is known now, but he uses theme to describe future scientific principles in a believable way also. I learned that a great science fiction work asks questions and takes guesses about the …show more content…
In the book World War Z a zombie outbreak is occurring and when it starts to become worse, a family decides to “Go North” because according to World War Z, “the living dead freeze solid, extreme cold is our only hope” (Brooks, 2006, p. 122). The family gets to a campsite to live at and everything is just fine. The people were friendly; the food was plentiful. Until, more and more people began to show up and the food became scarce. The people became crazy and some left when it became really cold. I learned that realism in stories helps the reader imagine and question whether it is real or not. The author accomplished this by using plot by showing the controversial side of science, taking guesses about the future, and stretching the mind to think that this could