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Sci-Fi priority
In my opinion science fiction genre is the most common, successful and enjoyable
nowadays. But I also think that even from the very beginning of cinema’s history there
has been a tremendous effort to recreate the most unbelievable dreams of humanity.
For instance, George Meliés, in 1902, made an incredible science fiction work called “A
trip to the moon”, with some features that even the cleverest and most erudite
scientist wasn’t able to image at that time.
And that’s why I believe Sci-Fi to be the most interesting genre for the audience. It
allows us to image how our future will be.
Today’s cinema has achieved that, with visual FX, everything can be shown on the
screen, so the audience is now getting used to watching a virtual background beyond
the characters and a huge amount of effects between them, bombing the beholder
persistently.
People usually prefer that kind of entertainment instead of a realistic story so I believe
that it’s a way of evasion from our dull life.
Alex
Gulliver’s Travels review
Gulliver’s Travels is a satiric novel written by the Irish Jonathan Swift and was first
published in 1726 without mentioning the author’s name. Although it has been mainly
considered as a children’s book, it is actually a scathing attack on society and human
condition, but obviously disguised as a travel’s book around picturesque countries,
which was a common genre at that time.
The story is narrated by the main character, whose name, ‘Gulliver’, only appears in
the title. After a brief summary about Gulliver’s life, the plot develops his experiences
in four parts, one for each of the fantastic countries he accidentally visits. The first one
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