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Spoiler Alert: Five Reasons the Ending Ruined 'Alita: Battle Angel'
Through the first two thirds of its run time, Alita: Battle Angel is genuinely entertaining. Newcomer Rosa Salazar has an engaging presence and she's backed up by an all-star team of Academy Award elite including Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, and Jackie Earl Haley, all under the direction of visionary auteur Robert Rodriguez.
By Sean Patrick7 years ago in Futurism
Future as the Past: Does 1980s Cyberpunk Need to Die?
The future as the past, specifically the 1980s, is a well-known trope in science fiction. Paul Walker-Emig emphasises this trope in his Guardian article, highlighting in particular how cyberpunk (as he refers to this 1980s future) needs to evolve or die. He has a point; however, his argument sweeps over crucial influences of the trope, such as continued anxieties and neoliberal capitalism.
By Harriet Weston7 years ago in Futurism
Death
Death, the beginning. Do you ever wonder what death is? Some say we die, and become part of the earth, not in a spiritual way rather food for the many. Some believe we die and reincarnate and do so until we reach enlightenment learning valuable lessons each time.
By MoriaCavandish7 years ago in Futurism
Bizarre Space Conspiracy Theories
Pluto Truthers You may have heard of "moon truthers," a group of people who believe that the physical moon does not exist and is actually, in fact, a hologram. But did you know that Pluto truthers exist, too? YouTuber Crrow777 uploaded a video claiming that NASA faked a flyby mission, arguing that NASA's images taken by the New Horizons probe only a few million miles away were a poorer quality than his own images that were taken from a camera in his backyard. There are some people who believe that the mission was faked because Pluto does not exist, and it was invented by the Illuminati. Others believe that NASA has captured real images of Pluto, but released the fake, lower quality photos to try and hide alien buildings and structures that were found on the surface of the ex-planet.
By Amy S7 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Project Blue Book' 1.7
A strange, not really resolved, episode 1.7 of Project Blue Book, which features Native American legends of The Star People maybe come true, and Quinn himself under investigation for a good part of the story.
By Paul Levinson7 years ago in Futurism
'Alita: Battle Angel' Is a Flawed, Yet Massively Entertaining Film with Incredible Action
Many months ago, I tried to attend a screening for two upcoming movies: One was Dark Phoenix, and the other was Alita: Battle Angel. I showed up early, but they filled up and I waited on line for an hour and a half for nothing.
By Jonathan Sim7 years ago in Futurism
Control (Pt. 2)
Liam just keeps standing there with the silver-plated knife, gripping it and shaking. I have no idea if he is going to attempt to swing it at me or what. Part of my senses is telling me to do a preemptive strike, but another part of me is stopping me because I care. I know that me being supercharged and all, I could easily hurt him.
By Elijah Taylor7 years ago in Futurism
Practical Magic: February 19, 2019's Full Moon in Virgo
February 2019's Full Moon in Virgo comes just a day after the Sun's entrance into Pisces. This Full Moon, which will occur in February 2019 at 10:53 AM, at the very first degree of Virgo, will also coincide with Chiron's journey from Pisces to Aries. Read on to find out more.
By Kaitlyn Maura7 years ago in Futurism
Review of 'Counterpart' 2.10
An excellent season two finale of Counterpart last night—which is the series finale as far as Starz is concerned—but I'm expecting it won't be that because Counterpart will show up and continue on another venue, but more of that at the end of this review.
By Paul Levinson7 years ago in Futurism
Destination: Earth
It is year 2019 on Earth. I haven't seen my real mother or father in what seems like millennia. Has it been millennia?! It isn't as if I could visit them, even if the humans could space travel... they are in a whole other dimension. They never incarnated on Earth, and they were questionable of my decision to come here, but they supported me, nonetheless. They always did... in all my crazy ventures, but we seemed to all gather the feeling that this would be my craziest yet.
By Kristin Wilson7 years ago in Futurism
Projection (Ch. 1)
I find myself anxiously looking at the clock, like it’s 10 a.m. on a Sunday service. I can almost hear Mage Thompson: “The rhythm of the world beats to just one drum.” His sermons used to stretch endlessly, offering me a chance to escape. If only he knew how right he truly was.
By Dan-O Vizzini7 years ago in Futurism
How to: Lucid Dream
The 17th of February, 2019. Lucid Dreaming. I think we’ve all heard about it before, and we all want to try it. It seems so great, having full control over a world, doing anything you want. Luckily, everyone is able to lucid dream!
By Imane E.7 years ago in Futurism