Looking for new movies that are sci-fi, fantasy or a mixture of both, preferably with a utopian tone
I'm don't of the loop on where to get movie and TV show updates so I don't know what's out there
Looking for new movies that are sci-fi, fantasy or a mixture of both, preferably with a utopian tone
I'm don't of the loop on where to get movie and TV show updates so I don't know what's out there
24 Comments
jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 1y
Less mainstream stuff:
Eheran@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 1y
Sci Fi, fantasy... Furiosa? Isn't that pure action? With a dumb plot and nonsense happening, just like in 80s action movies?
jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 1y
It's still a sci-fi movie, no? All post-apocalyptic movies are science fiction.
You're also welcome to give your suggestions. 😄 These are the 2024 movies that I watched and thought fit the bill.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 1y
Wheel of Time isn't science fiction
Panron@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I'd be fascinated to know why people are downvoting you here.
Do they not know that the Wheel of Time is set in, what is called by some, the Third Age, approximately 3000 years after the apocalyptic destruction of civilization and literal reshaping of the world, which itself occurred an unknown thousands of years after the end of the First Age (which is believed to be the Age we're currently living in).
From RJ's notes:
Or are they downvoting you for saying WoT isn't science fiction, despite having certain characteristics of science fiction sprinkled throughout (e.g., characters studying the natural laws of their world and, through a combination of inborn abilities and technology, finding ways to advance their understanding and capabilities)?
Or are they downvoting simply because WoT isn't a movie, and thus deemed irrelevant to the topic at hand?
shrug
Whatever the case, I do agree with the spirit of your rebuttal. Not all post-apocalypse movies are science fiction.
For example, I would never place Left Behind (or any other similar religious post-apocalypse movie) on the science fiction shelf.
eutsgueden@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Emperor@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 1y
As well as J-Bone's recommendations:
jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Kalki 2898 AD sounds fun. Have not heard of it. Will have to check it out. Cheers!
Emperor@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah, if you are looking for a big science fantasy film that largely flew under the radar in the West then that's the one. A few people here have seen it and they all spoke favourably about it.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Falling Stars was a good indie low budget film I saw recently. A little sci-fi, a little fantasy.
Here's the trailer. Here ya go!
jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
This looks cool. Thanks!
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
It's not a movie, but Arcane is pretty great so far. Three Body Problem is another cool one, if you can tolerate balloon lip lady.
ShadowRam@fedia.io · 3 pts · 1y
China and Russia have been putting out some big films lately...
The Wandering Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wandering_Earth
Black Out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blackout_(2019_film)
Invasion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_(2020_film) (Poorly named)
Hugin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I started watching wandering earth a few years ago. It seemed like a dumb action movie so I quit. Does it get better?
RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Not really. It was a cool concept, but it was a generic action flick with a lot of national pride.
Hugin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Alienoid. Korean sci fi about aliens who put their prisoners in human bodies and the time traveling robot wardens.
Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
That sounds INSANE!
Hugin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
It's great! Quick warning it's two parts so the first just stops with a "to be continued". Trailer https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JaRLlh8Pw5A
Emperor@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
"What genre is your film?"
"All of them!"
Emperor@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
Sold!
Mercuri@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Define "New." Like last year or so? For scifi:
Dune 1 & 2
The Wild Robot
Furiosa
Ghostbusters Frozen Empire
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
In that order, more or less. Aliens Romulus is not terrible but there's a movie with virtually the same plot that's a lot better called Alien (1979) that you should watch instead.
For fantasy:
Poor Things
Wonka
The Marvels
Poor Things is a real treat. Wonka is a musical. Marvels is superhero fantasy and Sci fi mixed.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
Poor things is a very good movie, or you need to go fuck someone and bring me 10 francs.
Furiosa is the only big budget action movie with good script/plot/world
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
A couple of smaller recent-ish films are Midnight Special and The Vast of Night. They are not necessarily utopian.