The Science of Science Fiction by Mark Brake

Author:Mark Brake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2018-03-06T16:00:00+00:00

APOCALYPSE NOW:

IN WHAT SIX WAYS DOES SCIENCE FICTION SEE THE END OF OUR WORLD?

FADE IN:

TV images. A high street. An abandoned car. On the road beside it, blood. And a little girl’s red shoe.

BEYOND:

A UK city run riot. A powerful virus has locked its citizens into a state of murderous rage. The INFECTED. Hordes of them are on the rampage, killing and maiming with an insatiable appetite for violence.

—Rowan Joffé, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, and Jesús Olmo, draft script of 28 Weeks Later (2007)

“Needles in a heavenly haystack. There are more stars in the heavens than human beings on earth. Through telescopes, men of science constantly search the infinitesimal corners of our solar system seeking new discoveries, hoping to better understand the laws of the universe. Observatories dedicated to the study of astronomy often are set in high and remote places. But there is none more remote than Mount Kenna observatory in this part of South Africa. ‘If our calculations prove to be correct this will be the most frightening discovery of all time. These two bodies have traveled almost a million miles in two weeks.’”

—Sydney Boehm, screenplay, When Worlds Collide (1951)

[Looking through Shaun’s LPs for suitable records to throw at two approaching zombies]

Ed: “Purple Rain?”

Shaun: “No.”

Ed: “Sign o’ the Times?”

Shaun: “Definitely not.”

Ed: “The Batman soundtrack?”

Shaun: “Throw it.”

Ed: “Dire Straits?”

Shaun: “Throw it.”

Ed: “Ooh, Stone Roses.”

Shaun: “Um, No.”

Ed: “Second Coming.”

Shaun: “I like it!”

—Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, screenplay, Shaun of the Dead (2004)

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