Science fiction is probably the most versatile genre in films, even though science it’s most often seen as movies like “Alien vs Predator” or “The Wolverine”. Alien vs Predator is a great example of direct and strait forward science fiction. Space miners are awakened from their cryogenic sleep-state much earlier than was originally planned. A ship that was taken over by the Aliens and the Earthlings’ ship was soon to be infested. This is without doubt, Science fiction. Other less distinct examples could be movies like “The change up” or even “Tarzan”. Everyone knows the story of the baby abandoned in the jungle and raised by apes.

What is the difference between sci-fi and fantasy? Often the genres cross over. Rod Sterling, who was an American screenwriter, novelist, television producer, and narrator, best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology TV series, ” The Twilight Zone“, said that “fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science fiction is the improbable made possible.” In my view, science fiction is more plausible than pure fantasy–which is like a cartoon, purely made up from imagination.

What makes sci-fi an important genre— whether a short story, novel, television show, or movie? Science fiction provides possible answers to so many unanswerable questions about the universe or cosmos. For instance: Does alien life exist elsewhere in the universe? If so, what does it resemble? Are we being watched by intelligent life that inhabits a far off planet? Are there UFO? What does the universe look like? How does it feel to travel at the speed of light? Does a higher power exist in the universe?

Science fiction comes with limitless possibilities where the only barrier is your imagination!