Sure, these days we are spoiled with computer generated effects and sophisticated productions; carried along by galloping scientific and technological advancements, as well as facing massive social and cultural changes. However, I don't believe that this devalues the worth of such vintage sci-fi films as those mentioned above. After all, they are refreshing if you look at them with "new eyes" and informative if you realise that they occurred in a particular social and historical context. You'll also probably see how little these days is truly new. How many times have I seen plot lines and issues in films these days which I have come across in the vintage sci-fi films.
What brings me back to the classic sci-fi films is their entertainment value (even if they are sometimes funny without intending to be!), their simplicity by virtue of coming from a somewhat less complicated era (not to mention budget restraints!) and the fact that they can be so easily appreciated if we see them as doing what we have all done from time to time: imagining what if.....?
There
is no intention on my part to pick any film mentioned in
this blog to pieces and thereby spoil anyone's viewing pleasure. Sure there are
many faults and inaccuracies, many of which are glaring if we view these films with hindsight or through 21st century lenses. The films in this
blog (like Rocketship X-M) are products or their time and should be accepted
for what they are and not used as vehicles to show how “enlightened,” “advanced”
and “clever” we may imagine ourselves
to be!
And so, dear reader, over time, what I hope to do with this blog is to share with you my own enjoyment of many individual classic films from the golden age of science fiction. Happy viewing to all!
©Chris Christopoulos 2013
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