Vivid Tomorrows: On Science Fiction and Hollywood

by David Brin

Book Overview

Can science fiction--especially sci-fi cinema--save the world? It already has, many times. Retired officers testify that films like Doctor Strangelove, Fail-Safe, On the Beach and War Games provoked changes and helped prevent accidental war. Soylent Green and Silent Running recruited millions of environmental activists. The China Syndrome and countless movies about plagues helped bring attention to those failure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476683387
• ISBN13: 9781476683386
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up