Teaching VR Through Sci-Fi: Why My Students Get Excited About Digital Dystopias
You know what’s funny? When I first showed Tron to my juniors three years ago, half of them laughed at the graphics. “Ms. Chen, this...
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Why I Can’t Stop Playing ’80s Sci-Fi Soundtracks in My Classroom (And Why My Students Don’t Mind)
I’ve got a confession to make – I’m that teacher who plays <a href=”https://dystopianlens.co.uk/why-blade-runners-dystopian-vision-still-holds-up-in-the-digital-age/”><a href=”https://dystopianlens.co.uk/why-blade-runners-dystopian-vision-still-holds-up-in-the-digital-age/”>Blade Runner</a></a>’s opening theme while students walk into class, and honestly?...
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Why The Matrix Defined a Generation of Sci-Fi Cinema
When my students inevitably groan, “Sir, do we have to read another textbook about movies having deep philosophical meanings,” I crack open my copy of...
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Westworld 1973 Review The Original Theme Park Nightmare Before HBO Got Involved
Westworld (1973) Review: The HBO’s Theme Park Nightmare Got Nothing on Its Briliant Predecessor Warning: Before you read this review, I must admit something that...
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The Martian Review The Survival Film That Made Science The Hero
Movie Review: The Martian Poster – “Science Is The Solution” Look, I know we’re doing this because Max won’t stop saying it’s some cheesy Hollywood...
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Ex Machina Review The AI Thriller That Gets More Unsettling Every Year
Ex Machina Review: This AI Thriller Is More Disturbing Every Year Ok, full disclosure: When I first screened this movie for my Year 12 Film...
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I Miss Video Stores More Than I Thought I Would: What Streaming Did to My Love Affair with Sci-Fi
I still remember thumbing through the Science Fiction section at Hollywood Video one Friday night when I was seventeen years old. It was 2003, I...
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Why Romance Keeps Ruining My Favorite Sci-Fi Movies
I have a confession to make, something that’s been bothering me for years as both a fan of science fiction and as someone who teaches...
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When Sci-Fi Breaks Our Hearts: Characters Who Got Screwed Over by Their Own Stories
I’ve been teaching science fiction to teens for well over a decade and I can honestly say they’re far harsher critics when it comes to...
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Why Every Good Sci-Fi Story Needs Its Freaks (And I’m Not Sorry About It)
There are many questions, that come up in virtually every class I teach science fiction to high schoolers about, including the query: “Do we need...