Julian Card - Articles

Fat People in the Future? I Don’t Think So

In addition to societal trends that influence personal health, the science fiction movie genre has always had visions of personal health in the future. While these predictions may be clouded by Hollywood’s tendency to use more attractive people in movie roles (an unrealistic representation of what people really look like), the stories that are told still shed light on our changing predictions for future fitness. Read

By: Julian Card | 18/12/2008 | Movies

New Scifi Movie Idea for Hollywood: Humans Don’t Suck

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting tired of being told they’re horrible? Too many movies are using the undertone (or blatant accusations) that people are bad. We waste too much. We pollute too much. We fight too much. We don’t trust, tolerate, forgive, or love enough and on and on and on. Read

By: Julian Card | 18/12/2008 | Movies

Science Fiction Throughout the Ages and Into the Future

The evolution of science fiction movies over the last 50 years can be attributed to much more than the advances in special effects and movie-making technology (although those changes have had an effect); the biggest influence on scifi during this time period are the events that occurred in the real world. These past five decades leading up to today have been subject to an ever-accelerating onslaught of technological achievements and world-changing events. Read

By: Julian Card | 18/12/2008 | Movies