Alternate Americas: Science Fiction Film and American Culture
M. Keith BookerM. Keith Booker has selected fifteen of the most successful and innovative science fiction films of all time, and examined each of them at length―from cultural, technical and cinematic perspectives―to see where they came from and what they meant for the future of cinema and for America at large. FromInvasion of the Body SnatcherstoStar Wars, fromBlade RunnertoThe Matrix, these landmark films have expressed our fears and dreams, our abilities and our deficiencies. In this deep-seeking investigation, we can all find something of ourselves that we recognize, as well as something that we've never recognized before. The focus on a fairly small number of landmark films allows detailed attention to genuinely original movies, including:Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Robocop, The Abyss, Independence Day, andThe Matrix. This book is ideal for general readers interested in science fiction and film.