True sci-fi is what you can't imagine

Hope 2022-12-15 19:43:15

In the 2016 movie list, You Ming did not log in to the cinema. The reason is very simple. The imported films are full, and all of them are 3A blockbusters. Although this film itself is not a big cost, in general, the film produced by Legendary Pictures There is also a guarantee of quality. Unlike any sci-fi movie on the market, this movie can be said to be a real sci-fi movie to some extent, and this movie fails to catch the eye in the sea of ​​American sci-fi movies. , and the reason may also be because too hard science fiction is not understandable to ordinary audiences. To a certain extent, movie viewers will not care about the principles and practicality behind science fiction films, and will only serve as entertainment films to satisfy their own needs. It's just curiosity, and the film Nether is precisely a film with both roots and very sci-fi, and his foundation is the theory that exists in reality: the Bose-Einstein condensed matter.

So what is a condensed matter? In simple terms, it is to use extremely low temperatures even approaching absolute zero to force all kinds of atoms moving at different thermal energy levels into a state of motion similar to that of an atom, and the object itself will become similar to a super large The state of atoms, and in this state, the laws of motion of atoms are not affected by the rules of reality, and enter the irregular definition of quantum mechanics, and this state is also the fifth state of matter, but the conditions required to complete it There are a lot of them, and the demand for technology is higher. As described in the film, the completion of this experiment requires not only extremely low temperature but also gaseous molecules, and 3D printing must be supported as a mature technical product. The conditions of the experiment are extremely harsh and precise, but what makes this film realistic is that although we have not met all conditions, the prototypes of various conditions have already begun to take shape in the real world, such as the just emerging 3D printing. , and the difficult-to-control laser refrigeration technology, with reliable theoretical support, the realization is just a matter of time, and the unpredictability of the future is what really makes people yearn for.

In this film, science fiction is based on actual theoretical foundations, and it is so powerful, which can't help but make us a little scared. He is not like many other sci-fi films or has an alternate background or is based on pseudoscience. It is a theoretical system with a solid foundation, just like "The Matrix" that redefines science fiction back then. It is the shocking power of technology that makes people feel terrified and deeply impressed. Those things we can imagine To a certain extent, the sci-fi future is as ridiculous as asking monkeys to imagine human thinking. As primates with a civilization that has only existed for nearly a thousand years, what we think we see and the truth we discover may only be the tip of the iceberg. , or just looking at the sky in a one-sided manner; and I think this film, as an excellent hard science fiction, can bring practical inspiration to people and make us realize our own insignificance and ignorance, so that we can truly reflect the word "science fiction" on a level. , and the future is actually not something we can imagine at all. Just like no one believes that the Wright brothers can fly in the sky, the process of history is always accompanied by endless imagination. Let this film broaden your horizons.

I believe that a good sci-fi movie should let people see a bigger world, not just as a popcorn movie that becomes more and more empty after watching it, just like a popular blockbuster on the market, there are few backgrounds The setting is refreshing; I believe everyone has seen robots, aliens, artificial intelligence, etc. in many sci-fi movies, and the director's imagination has been unable to keep up with the audience's adaptability, and this time something new Ideas are what really should enrich the sci-fi movie market, not the improvement of cookie-cutter visual effects. Think about it carefully, CG technology has only developed for decades, while sci-fi movies have already existed, but they are not lacking in beauty. There was no advanced technology at that time. The picture presented by the advanced technology can still stand still in today's film industry, relying on the core plot of the story, and the picture should not be put before the horse as the main body, but should be used as the icing on the cake as a tool to assist the story, because if the film does not To tell a story, it is like a salted fish, without the soul.

Many people may not understand the science and technology theory of the ghost and do not want to understand it. In fact, it really doesn't matter. An excellent sci-fi should at least make people feel unclear and strong, and have a theory that is tenable. Based on this Adding artistic elements and storytelling to the top can be called excellent, and the current sci-fi movies are more about improving the breadth, trying to broaden the background, and frame it into a grand scale similar to World of Warcraft or Star Wars. The background, but does not enhance the depth of the film, such as "Ghost in the Shell" or "Ex Machina", the discussion revolves around a theme, flying without learning to crawl is what superman can do, not science fiction filmmakers should do Yes, science fiction with a core subject is true science fiction, otherwise it's just a super-long MV for the interpretation of the strange sheep's head and the dog meat version, and if the movie increases the audience's fun and expands the audience's vision and values, That would be great, so that science fiction really has real value.

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