Does the science fiction genre and its exploration of transhumanism, as seen within Children of Men and District 9, propose a dark future or a more hopeful one for humanity? [electronic resource] / Calvin Connolly

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Subject(s): Online resources: Dissertation note: BA (Hons) in Film and Documentary. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2020 Summary: The aim of this research project will be to cast a spotlight on the works of filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Neill Blomkamp in how they utilize and subvert the conventions of the science fiction genre in their stories to postulate a futuristic/alternate rendition of world orders that hold a mirror to our very own societal backdrops. The two films under close analysis are Cuarón’s Children of Men and Blomkamp’s District 9.
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BA (Hons) in Film and Documentary. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2020

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The aim of this research project will be to cast a spotlight on the works of filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Neill Blomkamp in how they utilize and subvert the conventions of the science fiction genre in their stories to postulate a futuristic/alternate rendition of world orders that hold a mirror to our very own societal backdrops. The two films under close analysis are Cuarón’s Children of Men and Blomkamp’s District 9.

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