Science Fiction

Sci-fi movies let filmmakers make truly creative movies by thinking outside the bounds of our time and societies, and there are plenty more ground-breaking stories waiting on bookshelves for a chance to be explored on screen. The recent success of Denis Villeneuve's 2021 Dune, an adaptation of Frank Herbert's space epic, shows that even the most complex and lore-heavy sci-fi books can be translated well on screen, and sci-fi settings make for particularly awe-inspiring visuals. Although 2022 saw a sci-fi slump, there are many books that could get the industry back on track, with ideas that would make for fantastic movies. As well as new success stories like Dune, some of the best sci-fi movies were adapted from classic books. Both Blade Runner and Total Recall were based on Philip K Dick's works (though given catchier titles), while HG Wells, George Orwell, Isaac Asimov, and sci-fi pioneer Mary Shelley were also among the giants of literature to have seen their novels adapted. Sci-fi literature tells readers things about themselves, and makes them ask questions about their society, technology, and what the future could hold. Adapting them can create exciting, subversive, and thought-provoking films.