(March 19, 2009 at 3:28 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote:Yeah, but surely every movie other than historical films have an alternate history?(March 19, 2009 at 3:21 pm)Tiberius Wrote: How is V for Vendetta science fiction? Surely it is a political piece that contains vague references to science fiction? (V's ability to heal is the only solid example I can think of).
I would say it's science fiction because it is clearly an alternate history ... I've always thought that one of the beauties of SF is the idea that you can take a very ordinary story and by changing simple things (like history or setting it becomes science fiction. Alien is a classic example ... it's obviously science fiction yet at its core it's a horror movie (specifically a haunted house only the house is a space ship).
Kyu
I was always under the impression that science fiction meant a story that is very technology/science based in the plot, but contains science that is currently either in progress or not even possible yet. Star Wars is a science fiction film in one aspect, because it contains large powerful spaceships, hyperspace, lightsabres, etc.
I would say V for Vendetta is possibly the most non-science fiction film you can get. I mean, the only thing that sets V apart from the other characters is his ability to num pain. That's the only science fiction element I can see in it. The rest could all happen from a science perspective, but it isn't focused on science, it's focused on the politics.
