Once, my cousin told me why she never liked SciFi
movies: because it’s so far from reality. She can’t enjoy Star
Wars, she thought Matrix was a “so-so”, and she rolled her eyes when I told her
how good District 9 was.
But I understood her reason, because she’s right. Yes, it’s
far from reality, hasn’t happened, or may never happen. But that’s the most enticing
part of SciFi, IMHO. To see something different and wonderful that comes from
ideas and imagination. It feels good to be an escapist once in a while, right?
Haha. It was my dad who’s “responsible” for my fondness for this genre and made
me a nerd. I still remember when I was a kid, he used to wake me up in the
middle of the night to watch The X-Files and other alien movies. And then it
became our thing, not just to watch SciFi series or movies, but also talk about
UFO sightings and the idea of other entities from other planets.
Anyway, I watched Alien: Covenant a few days ago. And spoiler
alert: it was goooood! I think it takes the franchise to the next level,
because this part of the prequel series not only tells about the history of xenomorph
(and brought it back to the screen. Yass!), but also intrigues questions about creation
and existence. And what I love most about this franchise is that the lead
characters that slayed those creatures were women! I find it empowering.
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Since we’re talking about SciFi movies, I’m going to share a
list of my favorite ones (as usual, I’m gonna pretend that I have many regular
visitors. Ha). And no, I didn’t rank them.
Paul
A comedy about obnoxious alien named Paul who tried to find
a way back to his planet. If you love Simon Pegg, you should watch this. Not a
fan of SciFi? Well, I’m gonna say, watch it anyway. To quote Paul, “sometimes,
you just gotta roll the dice”
LIFE
It’s intense and there are interesting lines about the joy
of running away from earth, reality, and crazy things that people do to each
other.
Arrival
This one is also on a list of movies I watched more than one time and I
wouldn’t mind to watch it again. Maybe because of the opening and ending scenes.
And oh that beautiful song! This movie isn’t just about the encounter with some
alien race, but also about connections, loneliness,
