The readings for this week have entirely renewed my interest in science fiction writing! I forgot all of the mystery and enjoyment I used to feel when I had time to read for pleasure (which was back before college). My favorite theme from science fiction novels is the essence of time. The future, the past, time-travel, time loops, precognition, interwoven destinies, potential outcomes/paths are the diversities of time which exist in many sci-fi novels/short stories.
The Minority Report is an awesome story. I love the elements of time which are woven into everything which occurs within the plot. Anderton's destiny changes with each bit of new information he receives. Unlike Jennings, from Paycheck, everything that he (the Jennings of the future) sees using the time scoop happens even when the current time Jennings discovers the path which was set forth by the time scoop. Although Jennings doesn't always know what is going to happen exactly as he predicted it to, he is still able to surmise the plan set forth using the trinkets he received from the company when he was set free.
One of the best parts about Sci-fi novels is the futuristic setting. In Paycheck we see the use of rockets as a mode of transportation, and in Minority Report the whole Pre-Crime set-up is based solely on the knowledge of the future. One of my favorite Sci-fi novels is Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, in it a young boy is trained to be a great fighter pilot, although he believes he is just playing games at what would be considered a space age boarding school. The elements of time which take place in this novel, the futuristic setting, as well as the planning for the future through by training from a young age is just one of the few positions of time in this novel. Although the movie is not actually in production, many Youtube videos exist creating a trailer for the movie (most are actually school projects). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AIz0UrxMtQ&feature=related (Ender's Game trailer) : D
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