Is Science Fiction really a genre?

[DaveC426913]

Would anyone see this and immediately think, "... I's got ta see that"?

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Yes. Lot's of people:

That's the seller.

I suspect that putting anything computer- or robot-like on the poster would actually narrow the target audience.

 

[Melbourne Guy]

I can't disagree, @DaveC426913, if you clip out the 'science fiction' words from my comment. Of course, Scarlett J. is definitely a drawcard for a romance movie

And yes, robots would likely turn potential views off. But this was counterpoint to @PeroK's posters, with a movie that is sci-fi but how would you tell that from the poster?

(And hopefully, having raised Scarlett J., we can avoid a discussion about Ghost in the Shell, which though it meets the OP criteria, was another cringeworthy movie.)

 

[Buzz Bloom]

(There are some subtle aspects of the story that lead me to lean toward categorizing it as science fiction. )

Hi @DaveC426913:

I recommend that you use Wikipedia to help you regarding genres.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary​

Regards,
Buzz

 

[DaveC426913]

Hi @DaveC426913:

I recommend that you use Wikipedia to help you regarding genres.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary​

Regards,
Buzz

Er. That link has absolutely nothing to do with genres. I have no idea what makes you think it might help.But it is, ultimately, the original source of the title for Weir's book.

"A Hail Mary pass is a very long forward pass in American football, typically made in desperation, with an exceptionally small chance of achieving a completion. Due to the difficulty of a completion with this pass, it makes reference to the Catholic "Hail Mary" prayer for divine help."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary_passWeir's Hail Mary is straight up sci-fi, and that description of a Hail Mary pass is the story of the book in a nutshell.

 

[Buzz Bloom]

Hi @DaveC426913:

I apologize for misunderstanding the intended meaning of the quote I included with my post #33.

Regards,
Buzz

 

[DaveC426913]

@DaveC426913:

I apologize for misunderstanding the intended meaning of the quote I included with my post #33.

Regards,
Buzz

Oh. My attempt at sarcasm was too subtle. Sorry.
Hail Mary is incontrovertibly science fiction, cover to cover.

 

[Hornbein]

Oh. My attempt at sarcasm was too subtle. Sorry.
Hail Mary is incontrovertibly science fiction, cover to cover.

I like the plot. All too often in Western fiction the plot is a senseless excuse for explosions, fistfights, and car chases. Evidently the audience careth not. I prefer the Japanese approach, where a preposterous premise is worked out so that all of the characters actions are motivated solidly. Of course that's what they would do in such a situation. My favorite is an anime in which a demigoddess of death falls in love with the hero. Imagine the challenge in rendering this plausible. Her image is used in recruitment posters for the Self Defense Force.