"A Ridley Scott film based on the novel by Philip K. Dick 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' . . . laced with philosophical perspectives on the human condition."- from A Personal Essay on Blade Runner
"Sometime in the 23rd century . . . the survivors of war, overpopulation and pollution are living in a great domed city, sealed away from the forgotten world outside. Here, in the ecologically balanced world, mankind lives only for pleasure, freed by the servo-mechanisms which provide everything. There's just one catch. Life must end at thirty unless reborn in the fiery ritual of carousel."
- introduction to the movie
A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi
"George Lucas' science-fiction epic fairytale fantasy saga set in space. The film provides action and adventure in charismatic, effective levels but beyond all this there is some deeper relevance to the condition of mankind."
- from A Personal Essay on the Star Wars saga
"This film is a Disney fantasy, but it unusually manages to combine its superior and memorable/distinctive special effects with a mature script and dramatic events. the world which it presents still intrigues and absorbs and its concept and themes are still relevanc. Despite its age they are surprisingly appropriate for this modern and technologically reliant society, perhaps even yet to be regarded as prophetic."- from A Personal Essay on TRON
Ayn Rand's novels are very deep. The novel, Anthem, is a classic story of a man and a woman's struggle to becom indiiduals in a society based on collectivism. Their future is more bleak than any new world."He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world he dared to love the woman of his choice. In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization he had the courage to seek after knowledge. But these were not the crimes for which he would be hunted. He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: he had stood forth from the mindless human herd. He was a man alone."
- book jacket summary
From the author of the famouse 2001: A Space Odyssey comes Childhood's End.
"This book is for people who like to think, are intrigued by the place of humans in the universe, are genuinely interested in the human condition, and/or find the history of humanity to be fascinationg."
- from Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
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"The Youth Rebellion Had Triumphed . . . The young long since had taken over Earth. Sex, drugs, kicks were unlimited. But the trip from groove to grave was quick. No one was allowed to live past 21."
- Logan's Run writen by William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson
