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It stars four funny women and was co-written by a fifth, and at least some proportion of its intended audience has found these staffing decisions alarming. While I haven't seen it yet, \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> '16 is by most accounts neither a feminist battle cry nor a cynically made disaster, but a light midsummer amusement. \"Too risk-averse,\" \u003ca href=\"http://www.villagevoice.com/film/busted-flat-all-too-normal-activity-dominates-the-ghostbusters-remake-8841463\">wrote the \u003cem>Village Voice's\u003c/em> Melissa Anderson\u003c/a>. \"It never strays far from the anodyne, generic humor that pervades the Ivan Reitman-directed 1984 original.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those words — \u003cem>anodyne, generic\u003c/em> — are comedy anti-matter. But they perfectly capture how weird it is that \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> has become a subject of controversy. If you were at all cognizant of pop culture in 1984, as I was just starting to be, the idea that 32 years later Prince — the artist formerly known as the guy who almost single-handedly prompted Tipper Gore to found the Parents Music Resource Counsel — would find himself near-universally beloved, while \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> has become a divisive topic, is a tough thing to get your head around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was something going on that year, 1984. More than three decades before it arrived, George Orwell had pegged it as a year in which fresh ideas would be violently suppressed. No one knew it at the time, but 1984's box-office charts foretold the originality-averse multiplex dystopia that awaited us on the other side of the millennium. In \u003cem>The Terminator\u003c/em>, the year's 21st(!)-highest grossing film we learned that the early 21st century would find the shivering, starving, war-thinned human herd hunted to extinction by machines. Emotionless. Data-driven. They do not feel pity, or remorse, or fear. In that respect they'er a lot like the beings who decide, in this nightmare year of Two Thousand Sixteen, which movies get greenlit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Okay, that's an overstatement. This isn't: In box office terms, 1984 resembled 2014 a lot more closely than it did 1983 or 1985. Because, for the first time in history, \u003cem>every single one\u003c/em> of its Top Ten grossing films spawned a sequel or a remake or both ... except for the Daryl Hannah-Tom Hanks mermaid romance \u003cem>Splash.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Wait, no, sorry, I'm getting something in my earpiece. It's seems there was a made-for-TV \u003cem>Splash Too,\u003c/em> featuring none of \u003cem>Splash\u003c/em>'s principal players, in 1988.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Movies are only real if they're released in theaters, agreed?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyway: producer Brian Grazer announced last month that he's working on a big-screen \u003cem>Splash\u003c/em> remake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course he is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1984: The Year We Made Contact\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Top 10 Films of 1984, as reported by Box Office Mojo.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Beverly Hills Cop\u003c/em> (Sequels in '87, '94, unsuccessful TV pilot in 2014)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> (Sequeled in '89, rebooted 2016)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\u003c/em> (Sequels in '89 & '08; reboot threatened)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Gremlins\u003c/em>* (Sequeled in 1990)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>The Karate Kid\u003c/em> (Sequels '86, '89, '94, remade 2010)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Police Academy\u003c/em> (Sequels '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '94)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Footloose\u003c/em> (remade 2011)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Romancing the Stone\u003c/em> (Sequeled 1985)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Star Trek III: The Search for Spock\u003c/em> (Sequels '86, '89, '91, '94, rebooted 2009)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Splash\u003c/em>*\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>*\u003c/em>Numbers 11 and 12 were \u003cem>Purple Rain\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Amadeus\u003c/em>, respectively. Their principal creators, Prince and the playwright Peter Shaffer, both died just this year. Number 15 was \u003cem>Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Lord of the Apes\u003c/em>, another property we're \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2016/07/01/483702536/can-you-really-rebuild-tarzan-out-of-whole-loin-cloth\">still monkeying around with\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While nine of these films would spawn theatrically-released sequels — hell, \u003cem>Police Academy\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Romancing the Stone\u003c/em> had quickie follow-ups out the following year — only two of them \u003cem>were\u003c/em> sequels. (\u003cem>Temple of Doom\u003c/em> was technically a \u003cem>prequel\u003c/em> to 1981's \u003cem>Raiders of the Lost Ark, \u003c/em>but whatever.) Four of the top five were original concepts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That wasn't unusual at the time. 1983's Top 10 contained four sequels/franchise installments: \u003cem>The Return of the Jedi\u003c/em> at Number 1; the Roger-Moore-in-clown-makeup James Bond flick \u003cem>Octopussy\u003c/em> at Number 6; \u003cem>Sudden Impact,\u003c/em> the third sequel to \u003cem>Dirty Harry, \u003c/em>at Number 7; and \u003cem>Staying Alive,\u003c/em> a follow-up to \u003cem>Saturday Night Fever\u003c/em> written and directed by Sylvester Stallone because \u003cem>sure,\u003c/em> at Number 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The remainder of the lushly exploitable IP in 1983's Top Ten has been left alone, mostly. 1983's No. 2 movie, the Best Picture-winning \u003cem>Terms of Endearment, \u003c/em>got an unlikely sequel. It was called \u003cem>The Evening Star,\u003c/em> and it was one of the most bruising belly-flops of 1996, failing to crack that year's Top 100. Like \u003cem>Terms of Endearment, The Evening Star \u003c/em>was adapted from a Larry McMurty novel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there was no follow-up to 1983's far likelier candidates for the Electric Boogalo treatment: not \u003cem>Flashdance, \u003c/em>the year's Number 3 hit, nor \u003cem>Trading Places\u003c/em> (Number 4) nor \u003cem>WarGames\u003c/em> (Number 5) nor \u003cem>Risky Business \u003c/em>(Number 10). Compared to '83, 1984's biggest hits were simply easier to franchise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Wait, sorry, I'm receiving new information that a direct-to-DVD sequel entitled \u003cem>WarGames: The Dead Code, \u003c/em>directed by and starring no one you've ever heard of, sought to capitalize on \u003cem>WarGames' \u003c/em>massive Reagan-era cache in... 2008. What did we say about DTV releases? They don't count. Moving on.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Johnny '85 Is Alive\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But enough of 1984's past, let's get back... to the future! 1985's box office champ, \u003cem>Back to the Future,\u003c/em> towered over its closest competition by a cool $60 million. In the Number 2 and 3 positions we get \u003cem>Rambo: First Blood Part II\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Rocky IV, \u003c/em>respectively. Clearly, Sly did not let the poor reviews of \u003cem>Staying Alive\u003c/em> get him down — \"It's not even as good as \u003cem>Flashdance,\" \u003c/em>Roger Ebert \u003ca href=\"http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/staying-alive-1983\">wrote\u003c/a> — because '85 was indisputably \u003cem>his year.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, his and Phil Collins'.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after those three, 1985's Top Ten opened up to accommodate plenty of serious, and as yet, un-remade, fare: \u003cem>The Color Purple \u003c/em>(adapted from Alice Walker's novel, and now the basis for a Broadway musical that could well become a movie); \u003cem>Out of Africa \u003c/em>(adapted from Karen Blixen's memoir); and \u003cem>Witness, \u003c/em>which actually won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also included\u003cem> The Goonies \u003c/em>and\u003cem> Spies Like Us, \u003c/em>both of which seem eminently remakeable, but for whatever reason have not been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 80s ran themselves out in similar fashion. In each year, sequels or adaptations of preexisting material were the exceptions in the Top Ten rather than the rule. Until, that is, 1989, when the top earners included the long-in-development \u003cem>Batman, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lethal Weapon 2, \u003c/em>and\u003cem> Back to the Future Part II. \u003c/em>Oh, and one other sequel, less inspired than any of those: \u003cem>Ghostbusters II.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But 1989 was an anomaly. Five years later, the ratio of new material to old in the Top Ten was far smaller than it had been a decade earlier, but still healthier than today. The biggest hit of 1994's was a Best Picture-winning adaptation of Winston Groom's novel \u003cem>Forrest Gump. \u003c/em>Number 2 was \u003cem>The Lion King — Hamlet\u003c/em> for kids, but we'll still count it as an original. Number 3, the action comedy \u003cem>True Lies, \u003c/em>was in fact a pumped-up remake of a French farce called \u003cem>La Totale!,\u003c/em> but this was probably not one of the key factors that persuaded millions of patriotic Americans to buy a ticket for a James Cameron-directed Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in the Top 10: \u003cem>Clear and Present Danger\u003c/em> (based on a Tom Clancy novel,), \u003cem>The Flintstones\u003c/em> (based on a Hanna-Barbera cartoon), and \u003cem>The Mask\u003c/em> (based on a comic book). Squeaking in at Number 10 was a wildly energetic and unpredictable crime picture, one that exuded originality from every pore --despite taking its title from a genre where formulaic plots and stock characters are celebrated. It was called \u003cem>Pulp Fiction.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Millennium Approaches: Sequels, Adaptations, Passion Plays\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other side of the millennium, innovation waned. The biggest hits of 2004 were \u003cem>Shrek 2 \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Spider-Man 2, \u003c/em>followed by Mel Gibson's \u003cem>The Passion of the Christ, \u003c/em>which was, you know, based on preexisting material, if not exactly in the same way that \u003cem>Meet the Fockers \u003c/em>was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were still a few \"originals,\" however derivative, in the Top Ten: The Roland Emmerich bad-weather thriller \u003cem>The Day After Tomorrow\u003c/em>. \u003cem>National Treasure.\u003c/em> Brad Bird's wonderful Pixar superhero movie \u003cem>The Incredibles. \u003c/em>And when the franchise entries were as strong as \u003cem>Spider-Man 2\u003c/em> (Number 2), \u003cem>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban \u003c/em>(Number 4), and \u003cem>The Bourne Supremacy\u003c/em> (Number 8), who was going to complain?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 2014, there was \u003cem>nothing\u003c/em> not extrapolated from a preexisting movie or comic book or Navy SEAL's memoir in the Top Ten.\u003cem> (American Sniper \u003c/em>became the first R-rated movie to win its year since\u003cem> Saving Private Ryan \u003c/em>16 years earlier.) Unless of course you want to count \u003cem>Maleficent, \u003c/em>a reframing of \u003cem>Sleeping Beauty,\u003c/em> or \u003cem>The Lego Movie\u003c/em>, which was of course adapted from a set of molded plastic blocks that hurt when you step on them barefoot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We got our first glimpse of this state of affairs 32 years ago now, in that year Orwell warned us about. We weren't afraid of no ghosts, but maybe we should have been. These days, they're pretty much all all we get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet: when our franchise entries are as strong as \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2015/05/14/406009465/a-visceral-inventive-blockbuster-roars-to-life-in-mad-max-fury-road\">\u003cem>Mad Max: Fury Road\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2015/11/25/457130828/vital-and-tear-jerking-creed-is-the-best-rocky-movie-since-rocky\">\u003cem>Creed\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2015/12/18/460001132/pop-culture-happy-hour-star-wars-the-force-awakens-and-toys\">\u003cem>Star Wars: The Force Awakens\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2016/05/06/476490464/captain-america-civil-war-is-the-mightiest-marvel-movie\">\u003cem>Captain America: Civil War\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, \u003c/em>who's going to complain? Not me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But... maybe go see \u003cem>The Lobster,\u003c/em> too, would you?\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.\u003cimg src=\"http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=1984%3A+The+Year+We+Unwittingly+Stopped+Watching+Movies+And+Started+Watching+Franchises&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"With the arrival of \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> this weekend, every single top 10 movie of 1984 has been rebooted — or become a franchise.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1468866601,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":33,"wordCount":1641},"headData":{"title":"1984: The Year We Unwittingly Stopped Watching Movies and Started Watching Franchises | KQED","description":"With the arrival of Ghostbusters this weekend, every single top 10 movie of 1984 has been rebooted — or become a franchise.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"30466 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=30466","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/07/18/1984-the-year-we-unwittingly-stopped-watching-movies-and-started-watching-franchises/","disqusTitle":"1984: The Year We Unwittingly Stopped Watching Movies and Started Watching Franchises","nprImageCredit":"Kobal Collection","nprByline":"Chris Klimek","nprImageAgency":"COLUMBIA","nprStoryId":"485870025","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=485870025&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2016/07/14/485870025/1984-the-year-we-unwittingly-stopped-watching-movies-and-started-watching-franch?ft=nprml&f=485870025","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:29:00 -0400","nprStoryDate":"Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:00:00 -0400","nprLastModifiedDate":"Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:29:52 -0400","path":"/pop/30466/1984-the-year-we-unwittingly-stopped-watching-movies-and-started-watching-franchises","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Even if you are a serious person with adult responsibilities, you are likely aware that a new incarnation of \u003cem>Ghostbusters \u003c/em>arrives in theaters this week. It stars four funny women and was co-written by a fifth, and at least some proportion of its intended audience has found these staffing decisions alarming. While I haven't seen it yet, \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> '16 is by most accounts neither a feminist battle cry nor a cynically made disaster, but a light midsummer amusement. \"Too risk-averse,\" \u003ca href=\"http://www.villagevoice.com/film/busted-flat-all-too-normal-activity-dominates-the-ghostbusters-remake-8841463\">wrote the \u003cem>Village Voice's\u003c/em> Melissa Anderson\u003c/a>. \"It never strays far from the anodyne, generic humor that pervades the Ivan Reitman-directed 1984 original.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those words — \u003cem>anodyne, generic\u003c/em> — are comedy anti-matter. But they perfectly capture how weird it is that \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> has become a subject of controversy. If you were at all cognizant of pop culture in 1984, as I was just starting to be, the idea that 32 years later Prince — the artist formerly known as the guy who almost single-handedly prompted Tipper Gore to found the Parents Music Resource Counsel — would find himself near-universally beloved, while \u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> has become a divisive topic, is a tough thing to get your head around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was something going on that year, 1984. More than three decades before it arrived, George Orwell had pegged it as a year in which fresh ideas would be violently suppressed. No one knew it at the time, but 1984's box-office charts foretold the originality-averse multiplex dystopia that awaited us on the other side of the millennium. In \u003cem>The Terminator\u003c/em>, the year's 21st(!)-highest grossing film we learned that the early 21st century would find the shivering, starving, war-thinned human herd hunted to extinction by machines. Emotionless. Data-driven. They do not feel pity, or remorse, or fear. In that respect they'er a lot like the beings who decide, in this nightmare year of Two Thousand Sixteen, which movies get greenlit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Okay, that's an overstatement. This isn't: In box office terms, 1984 resembled 2014 a lot more closely than it did 1983 or 1985. Because, for the first time in history, \u003cem>every single one\u003c/em> of its Top Ten grossing films spawned a sequel or a remake or both ... except for the Daryl Hannah-Tom Hanks mermaid romance \u003cem>Splash.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Wait, no, sorry, I'm getting something in my earpiece. It's seems there was a made-for-TV \u003cem>Splash Too,\u003c/em> featuring none of \u003cem>Splash\u003c/em>'s principal players, in 1988.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Movies are only real if they're released in theaters, agreed?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyway: producer Brian Grazer announced last month that he's working on a big-screen \u003cem>Splash\u003c/em> remake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course he is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1984: The Year We Made Contact\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Top 10 Films of 1984, as reported by Box Office Mojo.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Beverly Hills Cop\u003c/em> (Sequels in '87, '94, unsuccessful TV pilot in 2014)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Ghostbusters\u003c/em> (Sequeled in '89, rebooted 2016)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\u003c/em> (Sequels in '89 & '08; reboot threatened)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Gremlins\u003c/em>* (Sequeled in 1990)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>The Karate Kid\u003c/em> (Sequels '86, '89, '94, remade 2010)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Police Academy\u003c/em> (Sequels '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '94)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Footloose\u003c/em> (remade 2011)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Romancing the Stone\u003c/em> (Sequeled 1985)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Star Trek III: The Search for Spock\u003c/em> (Sequels '86, '89, '91, '94, rebooted 2009)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>Splash\u003c/em>*\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>*\u003c/em>Numbers 11 and 12 were \u003cem>Purple Rain\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Amadeus\u003c/em>, respectively. Their principal creators, Prince and the playwright Peter Shaffer, both died just this year. Number 15 was \u003cem>Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Lord of the Apes\u003c/em>, another property we're \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2016/07/01/483702536/can-you-really-rebuild-tarzan-out-of-whole-loin-cloth\">still monkeying around with\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While nine of these films would spawn theatrically-released sequels — hell, \u003cem>Police Academy\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Romancing the Stone\u003c/em> had quickie follow-ups out the following year — only two of them \u003cem>were\u003c/em> sequels. (\u003cem>Temple of Doom\u003c/em> was technically a \u003cem>prequel\u003c/em> to 1981's \u003cem>Raiders of the Lost Ark, \u003c/em>but whatever.) Four of the top five were original concepts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That wasn't unusual at the time. 1983's Top 10 contained four sequels/franchise installments: \u003cem>The Return of the Jedi\u003c/em> at Number 1; the Roger-Moore-in-clown-makeup James Bond flick \u003cem>Octopussy\u003c/em> at Number 6; \u003cem>Sudden Impact,\u003c/em> the third sequel to \u003cem>Dirty Harry, \u003c/em>at Number 7; and \u003cem>Staying Alive,\u003c/em> a follow-up to \u003cem>Saturday Night Fever\u003c/em> written and directed by Sylvester Stallone because \u003cem>sure,\u003c/em> at Number 8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The remainder of the lushly exploitable IP in 1983's Top Ten has been left alone, mostly. 1983's No. 2 movie, the Best Picture-winning \u003cem>Terms of Endearment, \u003c/em>got an unlikely sequel. It was called \u003cem>The Evening Star,\u003c/em> and it was one of the most bruising belly-flops of 1996, failing to crack that year's Top 100. Like \u003cem>Terms of Endearment, The Evening Star \u003c/em>was adapted from a Larry McMurty novel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there was no follow-up to 1983's far likelier candidates for the Electric Boogalo treatment: not \u003cem>Flashdance, \u003c/em>the year's Number 3 hit, nor \u003cem>Trading Places\u003c/em> (Number 4) nor \u003cem>WarGames\u003c/em> (Number 5) nor \u003cem>Risky Business \u003c/em>(Number 10). Compared to '83, 1984's biggest hits were simply easier to franchise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Wait, sorry, I'm receiving new information that a direct-to-DVD sequel entitled \u003cem>WarGames: The Dead Code, \u003c/em>directed by and starring no one you've ever heard of, sought to capitalize on \u003cem>WarGames' \u003c/em>massive Reagan-era cache in... 2008. What did we say about DTV releases? They don't count. Moving on.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Johnny '85 Is Alive\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But enough of 1984's past, let's get back... to the future! 1985's box office champ, \u003cem>Back to the Future,\u003c/em> towered over its closest competition by a cool $60 million. In the Number 2 and 3 positions we get \u003cem>Rambo: First Blood Part II\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Rocky IV, \u003c/em>respectively. Clearly, Sly did not let the poor reviews of \u003cem>Staying Alive\u003c/em> get him down — \"It's not even as good as \u003cem>Flashdance,\" \u003c/em>Roger Ebert \u003ca href=\"http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/staying-alive-1983\">wrote\u003c/a> — because '85 was indisputably \u003cem>his year.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, his and Phil Collins'.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But after those three, 1985's Top Ten opened up to accommodate plenty of serious, and as yet, un-remade, fare: \u003cem>The Color Purple \u003c/em>(adapted from Alice Walker's novel, and now the basis for a Broadway musical that could well become a movie); \u003cem>Out of Africa \u003c/em>(adapted from Karen Blixen's memoir); and \u003cem>Witness, \u003c/em>which actually won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also included\u003cem> The Goonies \u003c/em>and\u003cem> Spies Like Us, \u003c/em>both of which seem eminently remakeable, but for whatever reason have not been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 80s ran themselves out in similar fashion. In each year, sequels or adaptations of preexisting material were the exceptions in the Top Ten rather than the rule. Until, that is, 1989, when the top earners included the long-in-development \u003cem>Batman, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lethal Weapon 2, \u003c/em>and\u003cem> Back to the Future Part II. \u003c/em>Oh, and one other sequel, less inspired than any of those: \u003cem>Ghostbusters II.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But 1989 was an anomaly. Five years later, the ratio of new material to old in the Top Ten was far smaller than it had been a decade earlier, but still healthier than today. The biggest hit of 1994's was a Best Picture-winning adaptation of Winston Groom's novel \u003cem>Forrest Gump. \u003c/em>Number 2 was \u003cem>The Lion King — Hamlet\u003c/em> for kids, but we'll still count it as an original. Number 3, the action comedy \u003cem>True Lies, \u003c/em>was in fact a pumped-up remake of a French farce called \u003cem>La Totale!,\u003c/em> but this was probably not one of the key factors that persuaded millions of patriotic Americans to buy a ticket for a James Cameron-directed Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in the Top 10: \u003cem>Clear and Present Danger\u003c/em> (based on a Tom Clancy novel,), \u003cem>The Flintstones\u003c/em> (based on a Hanna-Barbera cartoon), and \u003cem>The Mask\u003c/em> (based on a comic book). Squeaking in at Number 10 was a wildly energetic and unpredictable crime picture, one that exuded originality from every pore --despite taking its title from a genre where formulaic plots and stock characters are celebrated. It was called \u003cem>Pulp Fiction.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Millennium Approaches: Sequels, Adaptations, Passion Plays\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other side of the millennium, innovation waned. The biggest hits of 2004 were \u003cem>Shrek 2 \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Spider-Man 2, \u003c/em>followed by Mel Gibson's \u003cem>The Passion of the Christ, \u003c/em>which was, you know, based on preexisting material, if not exactly in the same way that \u003cem>Meet the Fockers \u003c/em>was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were still a few \"originals,\" however derivative, in the Top Ten: The Roland Emmerich bad-weather thriller \u003cem>The Day After Tomorrow\u003c/em>. \u003cem>National Treasure.\u003c/em> Brad Bird's wonderful Pixar superhero movie \u003cem>The Incredibles. \u003c/em>And when the franchise entries were as strong as \u003cem>Spider-Man 2\u003c/em> (Number 2), \u003cem>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban \u003c/em>(Number 4), and \u003cem>The Bourne Supremacy\u003c/em> (Number 8), who was going to complain?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 2014, there was \u003cem>nothing\u003c/em> not extrapolated from a preexisting movie or comic book or Navy SEAL's memoir in the Top Ten.\u003cem> (American Sniper \u003c/em>became the first R-rated movie to win its year since\u003cem> Saving Private Ryan \u003c/em>16 years earlier.) Unless of course you want to count \u003cem>Maleficent, \u003c/em>a reframing of \u003cem>Sleeping Beauty,\u003c/em> or \u003cem>The Lego Movie\u003c/em>, which was of course adapted from a set of molded plastic blocks that hurt when you step on them barefoot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We got our first glimpse of this state of affairs 32 years ago now, in that year Orwell warned us about. We weren't afraid of no ghosts, but maybe we should have been. These days, they're pretty much all all we get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet: when our franchise entries are as strong as \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2015/05/14/406009465/a-visceral-inventive-blockbuster-roars-to-life-in-mad-max-fury-road\">\u003cem>Mad Max: Fury Road\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2015/11/25/457130828/vital-and-tear-jerking-creed-is-the-best-rocky-movie-since-rocky\">\u003cem>Creed\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2015/12/18/460001132/pop-culture-happy-hour-star-wars-the-force-awakens-and-toys\">\u003cem>Star Wars: The Force Awakens\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2016/05/06/476490464/captain-america-civil-war-is-the-mightiest-marvel-movie\">\u003cem>Captain America: Civil War\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>, \u003c/em>who's going to complain? Not me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But... maybe go see \u003cem>The Lobster,\u003c/em> too, would you?\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2016 NPR. 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My Coworker was a Voice-Over Hyperventilator for 'Jurassic Park'?","publishDate":1434156501,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>One never knows what each new day will bring. Case in point: today at the office, chatting about \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369610/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">today's opening of \u003cem>Jurassic World\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, KQED Arts & Culture writer and editor Emma Silvers let it slip that the sound of her breathing can be heard in the original 1993 film \u003cem>Jurassic Park\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not a fact that is easily ignored, so I DMed her furiously about it for the rest of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Emma! So, wait, you were really in \u003cem>Jurassic Park\u003c/em>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, kind of! The sound of me hyperventilating was. Just in a couple scenes. There's probably less than a minute of it altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_11220123']\u003cstrong>Really? This is crazy and I have so many questions. Starting with: which scenes?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scene in the car, when the kids are left alone and the T-Rex is attacking. And then also in the kitchen, when they're scrambling around hiding from the Velociraptors (I think)? I guess the main times you hear child-size hyperventilating in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But you yourself aren't pictured in the movie — so the original actors' breathing was like, not convincing enough? Are you telling me you were employed as a \u003cem>voice-over child hyperventilator\u003c/em>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, \"employed\" would imply that I was paid, which I was not. I don't really know what was wrong with the original audio — I think it was mainly the boy — but for some reason it wasn't worth it for them to get the actors back in the studio. And my dad was working on the movie — he's a sound editor at Skywalker/Lucasfilm — and I was eight years old, so he just brought me in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXYQqcXe4P0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you remember much about the session? Did they just show you terrifying images of dinosaurs attacking people and record your natural reaction, or did you have to get all Stanislavsky and \"in the zone\" at the age of eight?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I remember they were working on that chase scene with the rearview mirror gag, where Jeff Goldblum is all \"faster, faster, must go faster,\" so we watched that a bunch of times. And they must have showed me the car scene. It wasn't my natural reaction, but I think the bulk of the direction was like, \"You are very scared because you think you're about to be eaten by a dinosaur.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>That's scary enough for an eight-year-old.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was. I recall that it also seemed vaguely plausible. Those special effects looked damn good in 1993.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So the movie comes out, you go to see it in the theater, and... did you recognize your own breathing? Did you jump up and be like, \"THAT'S ME, HUFFING AND PUFFING, RIGHT THERE, Y'ALL\"?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know, I don't actually remember going to see it in theaters. I must've told a lot of people though, because I know I was cool in elementary school because of it for about six months. That was actually the coolest I've ever been. It came out in the summer of '93, so...yeah, the next fall, fourth grade, was probably the peak of my popularity as a person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnRxQ3dcaQk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What about now? Has it been demoted to just some random errata from your past that comes up from time to time? I mean, on weeks like this with \u003cem>Jurassic World\u003c/em> coming out, you must be talking about it more and more.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeah, about a dozen people have \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Sujay721/status/608379760755003395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked me in the past week\u003c/a> if I'm in \u003cem>Jurassic World\u003c/em>. Which, I'm sorry to say, I am not — they have yet to ask me back for any of the sequels. It has \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/eleanore.park/posts/10206253389672176?pnref=story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disappointed some of my friends\u003c/a>, and I am trying not to take it personally. I should probably start acting like they asked and I declined, though, right? SORRY SPIELBERG, I'M OUT THE GAME.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are parts of you in any other '90s movies? Did your dad make you cry for the soundtrack to \u003cem>Home Alone\u003c/em> or anything?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly, no. I know at \"Take Your Daughter to Work Day\" once, they had a bunch of us run and stomp on a sound stage, I think for a scene in that Hugh Grant movie \u003cem>Nine Months\u003c/em>? Which was terrible, right? I don't know if I ever saw it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Let me check with my wife, she's the Hugh Grant expert.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16767\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/06/NineMonths.jpg\" alt=\"NineMonths\" width=\"500\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/06/NineMonths.jpg 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/06/NineMonths-400x431.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So yeah, it was awful. But speaking of \u003cem>Jurassic Park\u003c/em>, there's a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3gstkFAcV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scene with kids and dinosaurs in \u003cem>Nine Months\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. And wait, Jeff Goldblum is in it, too! I guess the real question after all this is: are you now friends with Jeff Goldblum because you breathed in his movie?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oh boy. Not in real life, no. But don't get me started on my love for that man, which, now that I think about it, germinated with \u003cem>Jurassic Park\u003c/em>. \u003cem>The Fly\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Earth Girls Are Easy\u003c/em> (aka the Geena Davis era) were probably more instrumental in developing that. I've also thought a lot about buying a print of \u003ca href=\"http://www.inprnt.com/gallery/jlarriva/ian-malcolm-from-chaos/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Jeff Goldblum oil painting\u003c/a>, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE1JmH_Ft9A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">song about the painting\u003c/a> is now stuck in my head. I have not yet met him in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>We need to make this happen somehow.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know, if it's supposed to happen, it'll happen. \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWeMvrNiOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life finds a way\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you are Jeff Goldblum and are reading this right now, please get in touch with Emma Silvers on Twitter at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/emmaruthless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@emmaruthless\u003c/a>. She breathed in your movie when she was eight! It's the least you can do, my friend.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Jurassic Park: would it have been as incredible without my coworker's breathing? 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So, wait, you were really in \u003cem>Jurassic Park\u003c/em>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, kind of! The sound of me hyperventilating was. Just in a couple scenes. There's probably less than a minute of it altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_11220123","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Really? This is crazy and I have so many questions. Starting with: which scenes?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scene in the car, when the kids are left alone and the T-Rex is attacking. And then also in the kitchen, when they're scrambling around hiding from the Velociraptors (I think)? I guess the main times you hear child-size hyperventilating in general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But you yourself aren't pictured in the movie — so the original actors' breathing was like, not convincing enough? Are you telling me you were employed as a \u003cem>voice-over child hyperventilator\u003c/em>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, \"employed\" would imply that I was paid, which I was not. I don't really know what was wrong with the original audio — I think it was mainly the boy — but for some reason it wasn't worth it for them to get the actors back in the studio. And my dad was working on the movie — he's a sound editor at Skywalker/Lucasfilm — and I was eight years old, so he just brought me in.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/KXYQqcXe4P0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/KXYQqcXe4P0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you remember much about the session? Did they just show you terrifying images of dinosaurs attacking people and record your natural reaction, or did you have to get all Stanislavsky and \"in the zone\" at the age of eight?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I remember they were working on that chase scene with the rearview mirror gag, where Jeff Goldblum is all \"faster, faster, must go faster,\" so we watched that a bunch of times. And they must have showed me the car scene. It wasn't my natural reaction, but I think the bulk of the direction was like, \"You are very scared because you think you're about to be eaten by a dinosaur.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>That's scary enough for an eight-year-old.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was. I recall that it also seemed vaguely plausible. Those special effects looked damn good in 1993.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So the movie comes out, you go to see it in the theater, and... did you recognize your own breathing? Did you jump up and be like, \"THAT'S ME, HUFFING AND PUFFING, RIGHT THERE, Y'ALL\"?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know, I don't actually remember going to see it in theaters. I must've told a lot of people though, because I know I was cool in elementary school because of it for about six months. That was actually the coolest I've ever been. It came out in the summer of '93, so...yeah, the next fall, fourth grade, was probably the peak of my popularity as a person.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/dnRxQ3dcaQk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/dnRxQ3dcaQk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What about now? Has it been demoted to just some random errata from your past that comes up from time to time? I mean, on weeks like this with \u003cem>Jurassic World\u003c/em> coming out, you must be talking about it more and more.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeah, about a dozen people have \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Sujay721/status/608379760755003395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asked me in the past week\u003c/a> if I'm in \u003cem>Jurassic World\u003c/em>. Which, I'm sorry to say, I am not — they have yet to ask me back for any of the sequels. It has \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/eleanore.park/posts/10206253389672176?pnref=story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disappointed some of my friends\u003c/a>, and I am trying not to take it personally. I should probably start acting like they asked and I declined, though, right? SORRY SPIELBERG, I'M OUT THE GAME.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are parts of you in any other '90s movies? Did your dad make you cry for the soundtrack to \u003cem>Home Alone\u003c/em> or anything?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly, no. I know at \"Take Your Daughter to Work Day\" once, they had a bunch of us run and stomp on a sound stage, I think for a scene in that Hugh Grant movie \u003cem>Nine Months\u003c/em>? Which was terrible, right? I don't know if I ever saw it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Let me check with my wife, she's the Hugh Grant expert.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16767\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/06/NineMonths.jpg\" alt=\"NineMonths\" width=\"500\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/06/NineMonths.jpg 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/06/NineMonths-400x431.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So yeah, it was awful. But speaking of \u003cem>Jurassic Park\u003c/em>, there's a \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3gstkFAcV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scene with kids and dinosaurs in \u003cem>Nine Months\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. And wait, Jeff Goldblum is in it, too! I guess the real question after all this is: are you now friends with Jeff Goldblum because you breathed in his movie?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oh boy. Not in real life, no. But don't get me started on my love for that man, which, now that I think about it, germinated with \u003cem>Jurassic Park\u003c/em>. \u003cem>The Fly\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Earth Girls Are Easy\u003c/em> (aka the Geena Davis era) were probably more instrumental in developing that. I've also thought a lot about buying a print of \u003ca href=\"http://www.inprnt.com/gallery/jlarriva/ian-malcolm-from-chaos/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Jeff Goldblum oil painting\u003c/a>, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE1JmH_Ft9A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">song about the painting\u003c/a> is now stuck in my head. I have not yet met him in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>We need to make this happen somehow.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know, if it's supposed to happen, it'll happen. \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWeMvrNiOM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life finds a way\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you are Jeff Goldblum and are reading this right now, please get in touch with Emma Silvers on Twitter at \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/emmaruthless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@emmaruthless\u003c/a>. She breathed in your movie when she was eight! It's the least you can do, my friend.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/16759/wait-what-my-coworker-was-a-voice-over-hyperventilator-for-jurassic-park","authors":["185"],"categories":["pop_51"],"tags":["pop_646","pop_3251","pop_2776","pop_385","pop_679"],"featImg":"pop_16762","label":"pop"},"pop_14286":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_14286","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"14286","score":null,"sort":[1417819827000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"oscars-2015-watch-all-the-trailers-from-the-documentary-shortlist","title":"Oscars 2015: Watch All the Trailers from the Documentary Shortlist","publishDate":1417819827,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>Every Oscar season, the focus falls on the top actor races, how many times Meryl Streep has been nominated, and what people might wear to the ceremony. The award for best documentary of the year is often overlooked; the announcement often coincides with the time during the Oscar party when everyone lines up for the bathroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why is this? Everyone is obsessed with depictions of \"real\" events through reality television, yet there is little to no interest in seeing real life through a highly-stylized, well-researched, authentic lens. We've talked about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/01/21/documentaries-that-will-change-your-life-blackfish-dirty-wars-blood-brother/\">the life-changing potential of documentaries\u003c/a> before, and still bet that you will be able to find something that will touch you, challenge you, or transform you in this year's Oscars shortlist. 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This doc takes a look at what could have been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Keep On Keepin’ On\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/QrHA4axGXZo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shot over three years, this doc follows music legend Clark Terry, who was Quincy Jones’ first teacher, mentor to Miles Davis, and the first African-American staff musician at NBC on \u003cem>The Tonight Show\u003c/em>, as he connects and mentors a blind piano prodigy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>The Kill Team\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RQb2z0oS10\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This story is about Specialist Adam Winfield, a 21-year-old infantryman in Afghanistan who tried to alert the military to heinous war crimes his platoon was committing. Nothing is done about the information, his platoon finds out, and things spiral out of control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Last Days in Vietnam\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTWX-BB4aAA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Directed by Rory Kennedy for American Experience Films/PBS, this doc counts down the last days of the Vietnam War. As the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon and an official evacuation of South Vietnamese is held up in Washington, some Americans take it in their own hands to get their allies and friends to safety, however they can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Life Itself\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4SgwBRq-fU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on his bestselling memoir, this film explores Roger Ebert's legacy, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism to his on and off screen relationship with Gene Siskel, and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>The Overnighters\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://vimeo.com/102881502\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winner of the Special Jury Award for Intuitive Filmmaking at this year's Sundance Film Festival and lauded as a modern-day \u003cem>Grapes of Wrath\u003c/em>, this movie tells the story of a small town in North Dakota that struggles to deal with the thousands of unemployed newcomers hoping for a better life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>The Salt of the Earth\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMb7eWaBVvQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A visual ode from co-directorJuliano Ribeiro Salgado in honor of his father, photographer Sebastião Salgado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Tales of the Grim Sleeper\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MspO5rC6Vps\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The story of a 25-year-long killing spree in South Central Los Angeles, the man accused of the crimes, and the community that supports him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Virunga\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu-vjWd7Tb8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this film executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, a small group of park rangers try to protect eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, home to the last remaining mountain gorillas, from the oil industry and poachers, in the midst of a war.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Documentaries are often overlooked during the Oscar season. 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This doc takes a look at what could have been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Keep On Keepin’ On\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/QrHA4axGXZo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/QrHA4axGXZo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Shot over three years, this doc follows music legend Clark Terry, who was Quincy Jones’ first teacher, mentor to Miles Davis, and the first African-American staff musician at NBC on \u003cem>The Tonight Show\u003c/em>, as he connects and mentors a blind piano prodigy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>The Kill Team\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-RQb2z0oS10'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-RQb2z0oS10'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This story is about Specialist Adam Winfield, a 21-year-old infantryman in Afghanistan who tried to alert the military to heinous war crimes his platoon was committing. Nothing is done about the information, his platoon finds out, and things spiral out of control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Last Days in Vietnam\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/RTWX-BB4aAA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/RTWX-BB4aAA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Directed by Rory Kennedy for American Experience Films/PBS, this doc counts down the last days of the Vietnam War. As the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon and an official evacuation of South Vietnamese is held up in Washington, some Americans take it in their own hands to get their allies and friends to safety, however they can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Life Itself\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/z4SgwBRq-fU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/z4SgwBRq-fU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Based on his bestselling memoir, this film explores Roger Ebert's legacy, from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism to his on and off screen relationship with Gene Siskel, and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>The Overnighters\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"vimeoLink","attributes":{"named":{"vimeoId":"102881502"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Winner of the Special Jury Award for Intuitive Filmmaking at this year's Sundance Film Festival and lauded as a modern-day \u003cem>Grapes of Wrath\u003c/em>, this movie tells the story of a small town in North Dakota that struggles to deal with the thousands of unemployed newcomers hoping for a better life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>The Salt of the Earth\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/jMb7eWaBVvQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/jMb7eWaBVvQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>A visual ode from co-directorJuliano Ribeiro Salgado in honor of his father, photographer Sebastião Salgado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Tales of the Grim Sleeper\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/MspO5rC6Vps'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/MspO5rC6Vps'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The story of a 25-year-long killing spree in South Central Los Angeles, the man accused of the crimes, and the community that supports him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cem>Virunga\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Wu-vjWd7Tb8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Wu-vjWd7Tb8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this film executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, a small group of park rangers try to protect eastern Congo's Virunga National Park, home to the last remaining mountain gorillas, from the oil industry and poachers, in the midst of a war.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/14286/oscars-2015-watch-all-the-trailers-from-the-documentary-shortlist","authors":["27"],"categories":["pop_51"],"tags":["pop_691","pop_385","pop_211"],"featImg":"pop_14298","label":"pop"},"pop_14182":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_14182","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"14182","score":null,"sort":[1417213212000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"a-definitive-ranking-of-christmas-movie-animals-from-naughty-to-nice","title":"A Definitive Ranking of Christmas Movie Animals, from Naughty to Nice","publishDate":1417213212,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>Grumpy Cat, the angriest kitty you’ve ever loved, makes her acting debut this Saturday in \u003cem>Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever\u003c/em>. (But why bother telling you? You've either had the date circled on your calendar for weeks or are learning about its existence right now.) With this Lifetime movie, Grumpy Cat joins an impressive list of animals that have been featured in Christmas-based entertainment over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In honor of her big premiere, we’ve ranked the best of the holiday animals on a lovability scale from Ebenezer Scrooge at the beginning of\u003cem> A Christmas Carol\u003c/em> to Ebenezer Scrooge at the end of \u003cem>A Christmas Carol\u003c/em>. (In keeping with the theme of the list, Ebenezer Scrooge is portrayed by Donald Duck.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong> Bad Scrooge\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14191 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge-800x450.png\" alt=\"Mean Scrooge\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge-400x225.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge-1440x810.png 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Stripe, \u003cem>Gremlins \u003c/em>(which totally counts as a Christmas movie)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14195 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Stripe-400x235.jpg\" alt=\"Stripe\" width=\"400\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Stripe-400x235.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Stripe.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">Stripe is basically pure evil in scaly bipedal form. He tied up the family dog with Christmas lights! Oh, and he murdered a lot of people and traumatized a whole generation of children who were far too young for the movie and to this day cringe a little when \"Do You Hear What I Hear?\" starts to play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Abominable Snow Monster, \u003cem>Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5oigyHVHWE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sure, he plans to devour Rudolph’s entire family, but Abominable Snow Monsters gotta eat, you know? In the end, he loses his teeth and presumably embarks on a life of vegetarianism, which is kind of a downer for a mythical carnivorous ice beast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>That jerk reindeer, \u003cem>Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14188 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Grandma-1.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How dare he? Grandma was a saint! In addition, the reported number of incriminating hoof prints discovered at the scene might lead you to believe that this was something more than a \"tragic accident.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Bumpus' dogs from \u003cem>A Christmas Story\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPRdj1Ce4ao\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their defense, what hound dogs aren’t going to seek out that sweet, sweet turkey without sparing a single thought for the loss of turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey gravy and even turkey hash?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Snoopy, \u003cem>A Charlie Brown Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14194 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Snoopy.jpg\" alt=\"Snoopy\" width=\"403\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Snoopy.jpg 403w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Snoopy-400x349.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yep, Snoopy’s closer to the bad Scrooge than the good Scrooge on this list, but there’s a valid reason for that: He’s kind of the villain in this beloved holiday special. Whose tacky doghouse wins first prize in the decorating contest? And whose overall decorating scheme comes to represent everything his owner hates about the hollow commercialism of the season? Man’s best friend, indeed. Thankfully, Snoopy gets a redemption arc when he helps turn Charlie Brown’s sad tree into something beautiful using decorations pilfered from his own display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Rudolph, \u003cem>Rudolph the Red Nosed-Reindeer\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-107878 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/images.jpg 300w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/images-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/images-240x134.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudolph seems like a decent-enough reindeer, and he can’t help the color and luminosity of his nose. It’s nice to see him prevail at the end of the song/movie, saving the day and triumphantly leading Santa’s team. But isn’t there a small part of you that hears this story and thinks back to your own early teenage days when you were either the bully or the bullied? Rudolph, despite his moxie and eventual happy ending, brings back some unpleasant junior high memories. Sorry, Rudy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The squirrel, \u003cem>National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiXSsFp29s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Never has mass hysteria been more accurately depicted on screen than the Griswold clan’s flight from the squirrel living in their Christmas tree. It starts with a funny squeaky sound and ends with people fainting, mothers getting knocked to the ground, Julia Louis-Dreyfus surviving a mauling, and an important warning about the high cholesterol in squirrels. Let this be a reminder to always buy your Christmas tree from an approved vendor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Paws, \u003cem>The Search for Santa Paw\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14193 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Santa-Paws.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Paws\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Santa-Paws.jpg 728w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Santa-Paws-400x224.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paws is a fine canine who’s good to orphans, loyal to his owner, and exemplary in every way. In fact, he’d be closer to good Scrooge if the movie’s casting director, who clearly hates children, hadn’t picked a Santa who looks like he enjoys a healthy glug of Wild Turkey in his morning eggnog, if you know what I mean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Mice wearing tiny antlers, \u003cem>Scrooged\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H70ybZlB19Y\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They're mice. Wearing tiny antlers. Mice wearing tiny antlers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Zeus, \u003cem>The Dog Who Saved Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14197 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zeus.png\" alt=\"Zeus\" width=\"480\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zeus.png 480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zeus-400x316.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where would Christmas movies be without orphaned children and animals at the pound? Not only must Zeus overcome losing his bark and protecting his home from burglars, Culkin-style, but he does so while being voiced by Mario Lopez \u003cem>and\u003c/em> out-acting co-star Dean Cain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Zero, \u003cem>The Nightmare Before Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14196 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zero-800x486.png\" alt=\"Zero\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zero-800x486.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zero-400x243.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zero.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Skellington’s ghostly pal is part Rudolph, part childhood nightmare, and all loyal companion. With those credentials, he’s obviously the best choice to lead Jack’s team of skeleton reindeer as they fly his coffin-sleigh in his semi-hostile takeover of Christmas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Emmet Otter, \u003cem>Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFJ2jxIe4CQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The star of Jim Henson’s 1977 \u003cem>Gift of the Magi\u003c/em>-esque Christmas special, Emmet is a dirt-poor resident of Frogtown Hollow who hopes to win money in a talent show so he can buy his mother a Christmas gift. Emmet is the quintessential downtrodden yet plucky holiday hero who’s a charming mix of optimism and naïveté. (And a \u003ca href=\"http://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/a-tribute-to-the-greatest-holiday-special-ever.php\">puppeteering marvel\u003c/a>, too.) Plus, he plays a mean washtub.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Max, \u003cem>Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14190 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Max.jpg\" alt=\"Max\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Max.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Max-400x316.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No Christmas animal is more sweet-natured or ill-treated than the Grinch’s poor dog. There's Max, frantically working the foot pedal of the ancient sewing machine. Max, slumping under the weight of the antler tied to his head. Max, straining to haul that overloaded sled as the Grinch loots Whoville. Max does what his master asks of him and is finally, \u003cem>finally\u003c/em> rewarded with love, praise and a slice of roast beast. May we all have such happy endings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong> Happy Scrooge\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-14200 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Happy-Scrooge.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Scrooge\" width=\"245\" height=\"180\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The question, then, is where Grumpy Cat will fit into this list of Christmas creatures. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3801438/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl\">plot outline on IMDB\u003c/a> fits several of the circumstances outlined above:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>unadopted in a mall pet store\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>meets a precocious child\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>talks to said child\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>rescues said child\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>learns meaning of Christmas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>voiced by Aubrey Plaza (which, OK, is not in any of the descriptions above — \u003cem>but it should be\u003c/em>)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Will the movie be good? Who knows! Will it be entertaining in some fashion? Most certainly! After you watch it, hit the comments to weigh in on whether you think Grumpy Cat belongs on the old Scrooge or the new Scrooge side of the list.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"In honor of the Grumpy Cat movie: a ranking of holiday animals on a lovability scale from Ebenezer Scrooge at the beginning of A Christmas Carol to Ebenezer Scrooge at the end of A Christmas Carol.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1670353765,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":29,"wordCount":1178},"headData":{"title":"A Definitive Ranking of Christmas Movie Animals, from Naughty to Nice - KQED Pop","description":"In honor of the Grumpy Cat movie: a ranking of holiday animals on a lovability scale from Ebenezer Scrooge at the beginning of A Christmas Carol to Ebenezer Scrooge at the end of A Christmas Carol.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"customPermalink":"a-definitive-ranking-of-christmas-movie-animals-from-naughty-to-nice-grumpy-cat","templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/pop/14182/a-definitive-ranking-of-christmas-movie-animals-from-naughty-to-nice","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Grumpy Cat, the angriest kitty you’ve ever loved, makes her acting debut this Saturday in \u003cem>Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever\u003c/em>. (But why bother telling you? You've either had the date circled on your calendar for weeks or are learning about its existence right now.) With this Lifetime movie, Grumpy Cat joins an impressive list of animals that have been featured in Christmas-based entertainment over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In honor of her big premiere, we’ve ranked the best of the holiday animals on a lovability scale from Ebenezer Scrooge at the beginning of\u003cem> A Christmas Carol\u003c/em> to Ebenezer Scrooge at the end of \u003cem>A Christmas Carol\u003c/em>. (In keeping with the theme of the list, Ebenezer Scrooge is portrayed by Donald Duck.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong> Bad Scrooge\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14191 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge-800x450.png\" alt=\"Mean Scrooge\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge-400x225.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge-1440x810.png 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Mean-Scrooge.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Stripe, \u003cem>Gremlins \u003c/em>(which totally counts as a Christmas movie)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14195 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Stripe-400x235.jpg\" alt=\"Stripe\" width=\"400\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Stripe-400x235.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Stripe.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">Stripe is basically pure evil in scaly bipedal form. He tied up the family dog with Christmas lights! Oh, and he murdered a lot of people and traumatized a whole generation of children who were far too young for the movie and to this day cringe a little when \"Do You Hear What I Hear?\" starts to play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Abominable Snow Monster, \u003cem>Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/o5oigyHVHWE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/o5oigyHVHWE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Sure, he plans to devour Rudolph’s entire family, but Abominable Snow Monsters gotta eat, you know? In the end, he loses his teeth and presumably embarks on a life of vegetarianism, which is kind of a downer for a mythical carnivorous ice beast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>That jerk reindeer, \u003cem>Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14188 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Grandma-1.jpg\" alt=\"Grandma 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How dare he? Grandma was a saint! In addition, the reported number of incriminating hoof prints discovered at the scene might lead you to believe that this was something more than a \"tragic accident.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Bumpus' dogs from \u003cem>A Christmas Story\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/pPRdj1Ce4ao'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/pPRdj1Ce4ao'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>In their defense, what hound dogs aren’t going to seek out that sweet, sweet turkey without sparing a single thought for the loss of turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey gravy and even turkey hash?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Snoopy, \u003cem>A Charlie Brown Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14194 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Snoopy.jpg\" alt=\"Snoopy\" width=\"403\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Snoopy.jpg 403w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Snoopy-400x349.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yep, Snoopy’s closer to the bad Scrooge than the good Scrooge on this list, but there’s a valid reason for that: He’s kind of the villain in this beloved holiday special. Whose tacky doghouse wins first prize in the decorating contest? And whose overall decorating scheme comes to represent everything his owner hates about the hollow commercialism of the season? Man’s best friend, indeed. Thankfully, Snoopy gets a redemption arc when he helps turn Charlie Brown’s sad tree into something beautiful using decorations pilfered from his own display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Rudolph, \u003cem>Rudolph the Red Nosed-Reindeer\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-107878 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/images.jpg 300w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/images-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/images-240x134.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rudolph seems like a decent-enough reindeer, and he can’t help the color and luminosity of his nose. It’s nice to see him prevail at the end of the song/movie, saving the day and triumphantly leading Santa’s team. But isn’t there a small part of you that hears this story and thinks back to your own early teenage days when you were either the bully or the bullied? Rudolph, despite his moxie and eventual happy ending, brings back some unpleasant junior high memories. Sorry, Rudy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The squirrel, \u003cem>National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/HdiXSsFp29s'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/HdiXSsFp29s'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Never has mass hysteria been more accurately depicted on screen than the Griswold clan’s flight from the squirrel living in their Christmas tree. It starts with a funny squeaky sound and ends with people fainting, mothers getting knocked to the ground, Julia Louis-Dreyfus surviving a mauling, and an important warning about the high cholesterol in squirrels. Let this be a reminder to always buy your Christmas tree from an approved vendor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Paws, \u003cem>The Search for Santa Paw\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14193 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Santa-Paws.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Paws\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Santa-Paws.jpg 728w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Santa-Paws-400x224.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paws is a fine canine who’s good to orphans, loyal to his owner, and exemplary in every way. In fact, he’d be closer to good Scrooge if the movie’s casting director, who clearly hates children, hadn’t picked a Santa who looks like he enjoys a healthy glug of Wild Turkey in his morning eggnog, if you know what I mean.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Mice wearing tiny antlers, \u003cem>Scrooged\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/H70ybZlB19Y'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/H70ybZlB19Y'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>They're mice. Wearing tiny antlers. Mice wearing tiny antlers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Zeus, \u003cem>The Dog Who Saved Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14197 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zeus.png\" alt=\"Zeus\" width=\"480\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zeus.png 480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zeus-400x316.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where would Christmas movies be without orphaned children and animals at the pound? Not only must Zeus overcome losing his bark and protecting his home from burglars, Culkin-style, but he does so while being voiced by Mario Lopez \u003cem>and\u003c/em> out-acting co-star Dean Cain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Zero, \u003cem>The Nightmare Before Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14196 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zero-800x486.png\" alt=\"Zero\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zero-800x486.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zero-400x243.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Zero.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jack Skellington’s ghostly pal is part Rudolph, part childhood nightmare, and all loyal companion. With those credentials, he’s obviously the best choice to lead Jack’s team of skeleton reindeer as they fly his coffin-sleigh in his semi-hostile takeover of Christmas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Emmet Otter, \u003cem>Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/eFJ2jxIe4CQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/eFJ2jxIe4CQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The star of Jim Henson’s 1977 \u003cem>Gift of the Magi\u003c/em>-esque Christmas special, Emmet is a dirt-poor resident of Frogtown Hollow who hopes to win money in a talent show so he can buy his mother a Christmas gift. Emmet is the quintessential downtrodden yet plucky holiday hero who’s a charming mix of optimism and naïveté. (And a \u003ca href=\"http://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/a-tribute-to-the-greatest-holiday-special-ever.php\">puppeteering marvel\u003c/a>, too.) Plus, he plays a mean washtub.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Max, \u003cem>Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-14190 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Max.jpg\" alt=\"Max\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Max.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Max-400x316.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No Christmas animal is more sweet-natured or ill-treated than the Grinch’s poor dog. There's Max, frantically working the foot pedal of the ancient sewing machine. Max, slumping under the weight of the antler tied to his head. Max, straining to haul that overloaded sled as the Grinch loots Whoville. Max does what his master asks of him and is finally, \u003cem>finally\u003c/em> rewarded with love, praise and a slice of roast beast. May we all have such happy endings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong> Happy Scrooge\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-14200 aligncenter\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/Happy-Scrooge.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Scrooge\" width=\"245\" height=\"180\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The question, then, is where Grumpy Cat will fit into this list of Christmas creatures. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3801438/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl\">plot outline on IMDB\u003c/a> fits several of the circumstances outlined above:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>unadopted in a mall pet store\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>meets a precocious child\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>talks to said child\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>rescues said child\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>learns meaning of Christmas\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>voiced by Aubrey Plaza (which, OK, is not in any of the descriptions above — \u003cem>but it should be\u003c/em>)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Will the movie be good? Who knows! Will it be entertaining in some fashion? Most certainly! After you watch it, hit the comments to weigh in on whether you think Grumpy Cat belongs on the old Scrooge or the new Scrooge side of the list.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/14182/a-definitive-ranking-of-christmas-movie-animals-from-naughty-to-nice","authors":["3219"],"categories":["pop_51","pop_3"],"tags":["pop_259","pop_385"],"featImg":"pop_14248","label":"pop"},"pop_14138":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_14138","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"14138","score":null,"sort":[1416578445000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"from-interstellar-to-world-war-z-how-much-does-scientific-accuracy-matter","title":"From Interstellar to World War Z: How Much Does Scientific Accuracy Matter?","publishDate":1416578445,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>Maybe it started with \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_%28film%29\">\u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Released in 1975, \u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em> was Stephen Spielberg’s breakout feature, and it’s widely regarded as creating the summer blockbuster model. It made a lot of money, it’s excellently structured, and it’s an efficient machine of repeatable dialogue (\"We’re gonna need a bigger boat.\" \"That’s some bad hat, Harry.\" \"Here’s to swimmin’ with bow-legged women.\" \"\u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/_oFl_2p_LHU?t=29s\">Smile, you son of a -- EXPLOSION\u003c/a>.\").\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the most enduring legacy of \u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em> is the Spielbergian trope of marrying family drama -- most often the husband/father who wants to protect or reunite with his kids -- with sci-fi adventure. \"I have to save the world\" is a hard thing to grasp. But \"I made a promise to my daughter\"? That’s a feeling you can understand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the initial conversation about \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_%28film%29\">\u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em>\u003c/a> has focused on: Is it good science, or bad science? Real-life conversations don’t sound like they do in most movies, real-life humans don’t \u003cem>look\u003c/em> like they do in most movies, so why is there a “___________ is bad science” headline whenever a movie like \u003cem>Interstellar \u003c/em>comes out?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/Rt2LHkSwdPQ?t=1m15s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Before we go any further, be warned there are spoilers below. Casual spoilers for \u003cem>Interstellar, Contagion, World War Z, \u003c/em>and for \u003cem>Back to the Future\u003c/em>. I respect your time. It can be hard to get to the movies, but sometimes you have to just say a thing in order to talk about a thing.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interstellar’s \u003c/em>director is Christopher Nolan, best known for \u003ca href=\"http://amzn.com/B009JBZH54\">the Dark Knight trilogy\u003c/a>. He also wrote and directed \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception\">\u003cem>Inception\u003c/em>\u003c/a> in 2010, which is about the decidedly non-scientific idea of stepping into someone else’s dream. But discussing “\u003ca href=\"http://www.wired.com/2014/11/metaphysics-of-interstellar/\">The Metaphysics of \u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em>\u003c/a>” with \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://wired.com\">Wired\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, Nolan said “\u003cem>Inception\u003c/em> had a lot of science in it: A rigid set of rules, mathematical and geometrical in their nature, define that script. That took a very long time to work out. They’re not real science, but they have that quality. You always have to cheat in cinematic narrative, but you try to do it as little as possible and in a way that doesn’t violate the pact with the audience. In \u003cem>Inception,\u003c/em> the geometry’s pretty solid.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which is to say, \u003cem>Inception\u003c/em> establishes the laws of its fake science, and it abides by them. A rigid set of rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are two recent science fiction movies that have similar premises that explore science (and relationships) in different ways: \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contagion_%28film%29\">\u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (released in 2011, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z. Burns) and \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z_%28film%29\">\u003cem>World War Z\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (released in 2013, directed by Marc Forster, written by … well, written by a whole lot of people, frankly, and based on the book by Max Brooks).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Contagion’s\u003c/em> trailer begins with relationships, and then it starts to look like an action-thriller. And I call it science fiction because, in the simplest sense, it is. Not to go all term paper on you, but Webster’s says sci-fi is a story “\u003ca href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science+fiction\">about how people and societies are affected by imaginary scientific developments in the future\u003c/a>.” \u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em> is a day-after-tomorrow kind of future, but a 21\u003csup>st\u003c/sup> century global pandemic remains (thankfully) science fiction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/4sYSyuuLk5g\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>World War Z’s \u003c/em>trailer plays out similarly, with a family in their SUV playing 20 questions (and Brad Pitt is there playing himself? Because what other dad has hair like that), but it quickly turns into…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/HcwTxRuq-uk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>…yup, an action-thriller. Both \u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em> and \u003cem>World War Z\u003c/em> are movies about global pandemics and a virus spread through basic human contact. \u003cem>WWZ’s\u003c/em> virus is anthropomorphized as actual zombies coming to get you, but the social unrest that ensues is similar. Governments go into lockdown and teams of scientists race to find a cure or a vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the science of the movies are very different. \u003cem>WWZ’s \u003c/em>zombie virus transforms victims in twelve seconds exactly, and late in the film our heroes discover that an injectable vaccine-of-sorts will trick the zombies into thinking you’re already infected, making them ignore you. The question of how the zombies -- or more specifically, the virus that has taken over the human bodies -- can tell if someone has been infected or not is unclear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/vt2HfDqiuWM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a lot of sniffing. A little minor jaw snapping. There is not a lot of expository dialogue, except for the incredibly unhelpful, “He just walked right past him!” Over at \u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/\">Vulture\u003c/a>, biophysicist and post-doctoral fellow Scott Forth \u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/biophysicist-assesses-world-war-z.html\">offers a quick fact-checking of the science of \u003cem>World War Z\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,\u003c/em> saying, “It’s completely unclear how they are able to sense an individual that is infected with some sort of illness. Smell? We see the zombie sniffing intensely at Brad Pitt, but the human olfactory system isn’t terribly sensitive. Maybe the zombies have rapidly developed super-smell abilities? Any other form of sensing the presence of infected prey, unless they just kind of know it preternaturally or something, would require methods we're not currently aware of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The science of \u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em> got a warmer reception because it was closer to actual science. Yes, there is a scene where a researcher tries out a potential vaccine on herself, but the context is very different, and the film itself is concerned with how actual viruses travel the globe, how they are found and researched by the scientific community, and how the scientific process is the best (and maybe only) hope for stopping a future pandemic. \u003ca href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/oct/22/contagion-film-truth-viral-pandemic\">Screenwriter Burns worked with Dr. Ian Lipkin\u003c/a>, a professor of epidemiology, neurology, and pathology, to consider how that process could contribute to plot, as opposed to how an action/adventure plot might work a little science into it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/GibtO8lMTnU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em> isn’t very action-based at all, but boy, it is absolutely terrifying. Every hand that lingers on a metal surface transferring possible germs, every cough and sneeze, is scarier than any of the snorting zombies chasing Brad Pitt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How each movie treats relationships is different too. In \u003cem>WWZ\u003c/em>, the only relationship that really matters is between Brad Pitt and his family -- he, too, promises to return to them -- and solving the worldwide zombie war is simply the thing he has to do before getting back to his wife and kids. There are plenty of other characters in the movie, including a young soldier who plays the role of surrogate daughter for the movie’s middle act (\u003ca href=\"http://i.imgur.com/wN9Obkx.png\">also \u003cem>Doctor Who’s\u003c/em> Peter Capaldi, playing a W.H.O. Doctor … !\u003c/a>), but they barely have names, much less motivations beyond \u003cem>don’t become a zombie. \u003c/em>The stakes are high in \u003cem>Contagion, \u003c/em>but, with fully realized characters like these, it would be just as interesting to watch what happens to them one year (or one decade) before or after the virus spreads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14139\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-14139\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar-400x266.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Paramount Pictures\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar-400x266.jpeg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar-1440x960.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Paramount Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em> comes from a similar place. Theoretical physicist \u003ca href=\"http://www.its.caltech.edu/~kip/\">Kip Thorne\u003c/a> has been interviewed and mentioned nearly as much as Christopher Nolan and co-screenwriter Jonathan Nolan when it comes to the movie, and with good reason. As Dr. Lipkin helped shape \u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em>, so did Dr. Thorne help shape \u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em>, if not moreso. Thorne worked with Jonathan Nolan on the screenplay for several years before Christopher came on to direct, and he was on set to discuss the science with actors Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the same \u003cem>Wired\u003c/em> article mentioned above, Christopher Nolan related that his brother “says that through working with Kip, he finally grasped relativity for a couple of weeks, and then the writers’ strike happened and he had to stop writing, and it was gone. I know exactly what he means. It’s like a little window opening up. That’s why the relationship between storytelling and the scientific method fascinates me. It wasn’t really about an intellectual understanding. It was a feeling of grasping something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A feeling of grasping something\u003c/em>. That’s what it is. Good science -- operating within the realm of what we understand, consistent logic and rules -- engaging relationships, good storytelling. More than convey truth or an accurate understanding of physics, good science allows the audience to feel like they’ve grasped something, even if it slips away after. \u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em> isn’t great because sharks are terrifying. \u003cem>Jaws \u003c/em>is great because sometimes you’re out in the ocean before you realize, \u003cem>We’re gonna need a bigger boat.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cooper tries to tell himself to stay both early and late in \u003cem>Interstellar’s\u003c/em> story, and it’s consistent with how the movie presents time travel. \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/waojxR20oRk?t=41s\">When Marty McFly starts to fade away in \u003cem>Back to the Future\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, it’s not good science -- not even in a time travel movie. But the moment when George dances with Lorraine and Marty springs back to existence? That’s \u003cem>a feeling of grasping something\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grasping a feeling is hard to quantify or explain with science. But when it’s done right, you know it. That’s why they call it movie magic.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"We take a look at how accurate the science in Interstellar, Contagion, and World War Z is, and how much it matters.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1421195360,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":1584},"headData":{"title":"From Interstellar to World War Z: How Much Does Scientific Accuracy Matter? | KQED","description":"We take a look at how accurate the science in Interstellar, Contagion, and World War Z is, and how much it matters.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"14138 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14138","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2014/11/21/from-interstellar-to-world-war-z-how-much-does-scientific-accuracy-matter/","disqusTitle":"From Interstellar to World War Z: How Much Does Scientific Accuracy Matter?","customPermalink":"from-interstellar-to-world-war-z-how-much-does-scientific-accuracy-matter-science","path":"/pop/14138/from-interstellar-to-world-war-z-how-much-does-scientific-accuracy-matter","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Maybe it started with \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_%28film%29\">\u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Released in 1975, \u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em> was Stephen Spielberg’s breakout feature, and it’s widely regarded as creating the summer blockbuster model. It made a lot of money, it’s excellently structured, and it’s an efficient machine of repeatable dialogue (\"We’re gonna need a bigger boat.\" \"That’s some bad hat, Harry.\" \"Here’s to swimmin’ with bow-legged women.\" \"\u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/_oFl_2p_LHU?t=29s\">Smile, you son of a -- EXPLOSION\u003c/a>.\").\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the most enduring legacy of \u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em> is the Spielbergian trope of marrying family drama -- most often the husband/father who wants to protect or reunite with his kids -- with sci-fi adventure. \"I have to save the world\" is a hard thing to grasp. But \"I made a promise to my daughter\"? That’s a feeling you can understand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the initial conversation about \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_%28film%29\">\u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em>\u003c/a> has focused on: Is it good science, or bad science? Real-life conversations don’t sound like they do in most movies, real-life humans don’t \u003cem>look\u003c/em> like they do in most movies, so why is there a “___________ is bad science” headline whenever a movie like \u003cem>Interstellar \u003c/em>comes out?\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Rt2LHkSwdPQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Rt2LHkSwdPQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Before we go any further, be warned there are spoilers below. Casual spoilers for \u003cem>Interstellar, Contagion, World War Z, \u003c/em>and for \u003cem>Back to the Future\u003c/em>. I respect your time. It can be hard to get to the movies, but sometimes you have to just say a thing in order to talk about a thing.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interstellar’s \u003c/em>director is Christopher Nolan, best known for \u003ca href=\"http://amzn.com/B009JBZH54\">the Dark Knight trilogy\u003c/a>. He also wrote and directed \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception\">\u003cem>Inception\u003c/em>\u003c/a> in 2010, which is about the decidedly non-scientific idea of stepping into someone else’s dream. But discussing “\u003ca href=\"http://www.wired.com/2014/11/metaphysics-of-interstellar/\">The Metaphysics of \u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em>\u003c/a>” with \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://wired.com\">Wired\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, Nolan said “\u003cem>Inception\u003c/em> had a lot of science in it: A rigid set of rules, mathematical and geometrical in their nature, define that script. That took a very long time to work out. They’re not real science, but they have that quality. You always have to cheat in cinematic narrative, but you try to do it as little as possible and in a way that doesn’t violate the pact with the audience. In \u003cem>Inception,\u003c/em> the geometry’s pretty solid.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which is to say, \u003cem>Inception\u003c/em> establishes the laws of its fake science, and it abides by them. A rigid set of rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are two recent science fiction movies that have similar premises that explore science (and relationships) in different ways: \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contagion_%28film%29\">\u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (released in 2011, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z. Burns) and \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_Z_%28film%29\">\u003cem>World War Z\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (released in 2013, directed by Marc Forster, written by … well, written by a whole lot of people, frankly, and based on the book by Max Brooks).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Contagion’s\u003c/em> trailer begins with relationships, and then it starts to look like an action-thriller. And I call it science fiction because, in the simplest sense, it is. Not to go all term paper on you, but Webster’s says sci-fi is a story “\u003ca href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science+fiction\">about how people and societies are affected by imaginary scientific developments in the future\u003c/a>.” \u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em> is a day-after-tomorrow kind of future, but a 21\u003csup>st\u003c/sup> century global pandemic remains (thankfully) science fiction.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/4sYSyuuLk5g'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/4sYSyuuLk5g'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>World War Z’s \u003c/em>trailer plays out similarly, with a family in their SUV playing 20 questions (and Brad Pitt is there playing himself? Because what other dad has hair like that), but it quickly turns into…\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/HcwTxRuq-uk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/HcwTxRuq-uk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>…yup, an action-thriller. Both \u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em> and \u003cem>World War Z\u003c/em> are movies about global pandemics and a virus spread through basic human contact. \u003cem>WWZ’s\u003c/em> virus is anthropomorphized as actual zombies coming to get you, but the social unrest that ensues is similar. Governments go into lockdown and teams of scientists race to find a cure or a vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the science of the movies are very different. \u003cem>WWZ’s \u003c/em>zombie virus transforms victims in twelve seconds exactly, and late in the film our heroes discover that an injectable vaccine-of-sorts will trick the zombies into thinking you’re already infected, making them ignore you. The question of how the zombies -- or more specifically, the virus that has taken over the human bodies -- can tell if someone has been infected or not is unclear.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/vt2HfDqiuWM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/vt2HfDqiuWM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>There’s a lot of sniffing. A little minor jaw snapping. There is not a lot of expository dialogue, except for the incredibly unhelpful, “He just walked right past him!” Over at \u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/\">Vulture\u003c/a>, biophysicist and post-doctoral fellow Scott Forth \u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/biophysicist-assesses-world-war-z.html\">offers a quick fact-checking of the science of \u003cem>World War Z\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,\u003c/em> saying, “It’s completely unclear how they are able to sense an individual that is infected with some sort of illness. Smell? We see the zombie sniffing intensely at Brad Pitt, but the human olfactory system isn’t terribly sensitive. Maybe the zombies have rapidly developed super-smell abilities? Any other form of sensing the presence of infected prey, unless they just kind of know it preternaturally or something, would require methods we're not currently aware of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The science of \u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em> got a warmer reception because it was closer to actual science. Yes, there is a scene where a researcher tries out a potential vaccine on herself, but the context is very different, and the film itself is concerned with how actual viruses travel the globe, how they are found and researched by the scientific community, and how the scientific process is the best (and maybe only) hope for stopping a future pandemic. \u003ca href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/oct/22/contagion-film-truth-viral-pandemic\">Screenwriter Burns worked with Dr. Ian Lipkin\u003c/a>, a professor of epidemiology, neurology, and pathology, to consider how that process could contribute to plot, as opposed to how an action/adventure plot might work a little science into it.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/GibtO8lMTnU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/GibtO8lMTnU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em> isn’t very action-based at all, but boy, it is absolutely terrifying. Every hand that lingers on a metal surface transferring possible germs, every cough and sneeze, is scarier than any of the snorting zombies chasing Brad Pitt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How each movie treats relationships is different too. In \u003cem>WWZ\u003c/em>, the only relationship that really matters is between Brad Pitt and his family -- he, too, promises to return to them -- and solving the worldwide zombie war is simply the thing he has to do before getting back to his wife and kids. There are plenty of other characters in the movie, including a young soldier who plays the role of surrogate daughter for the movie’s middle act (\u003ca href=\"http://i.imgur.com/wN9Obkx.png\">also \u003cem>Doctor Who’s\u003c/em> Peter Capaldi, playing a W.H.O. Doctor … !\u003c/a>), but they barely have names, much less motivations beyond \u003cem>don’t become a zombie. \u003c/em>The stakes are high in \u003cem>Contagion, \u003c/em>but, with fully realized characters like these, it would be just as interesting to watch what happens to them one year (or one decade) before or after the virus spreads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_14139\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-14139\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar-400x266.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo: Paramount Pictures\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar-400x266.jpeg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/11/02_interstellar-1440x960.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Paramount Pictures\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em> comes from a similar place. Theoretical physicist \u003ca href=\"http://www.its.caltech.edu/~kip/\">Kip Thorne\u003c/a> has been interviewed and mentioned nearly as much as Christopher Nolan and co-screenwriter Jonathan Nolan when it comes to the movie, and with good reason. As Dr. Lipkin helped shape \u003cem>Contagion\u003c/em>, so did Dr. Thorne help shape \u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em>, if not moreso. Thorne worked with Jonathan Nolan on the screenplay for several years before Christopher came on to direct, and he was on set to discuss the science with actors Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the same \u003cem>Wired\u003c/em> article mentioned above, Christopher Nolan related that his brother “says that through working with Kip, he finally grasped relativity for a couple of weeks, and then the writers’ strike happened and he had to stop writing, and it was gone. I know exactly what he means. It’s like a little window opening up. That’s why the relationship between storytelling and the scientific method fascinates me. It wasn’t really about an intellectual understanding. It was a feeling of grasping something.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A feeling of grasping something\u003c/em>. That’s what it is. Good science -- operating within the realm of what we understand, consistent logic and rules -- engaging relationships, good storytelling. More than convey truth or an accurate understanding of physics, good science allows the audience to feel like they’ve grasped something, even if it slips away after. \u003cem>Jaws\u003c/em> isn’t great because sharks are terrifying. \u003cem>Jaws \u003c/em>is great because sometimes you’re out in the ocean before you realize, \u003cem>We’re gonna need a bigger boat.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cooper tries to tell himself to stay both early and late in \u003cem>Interstellar’s\u003c/em> story, and it’s consistent with how the movie presents time travel. \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/waojxR20oRk?t=41s\">When Marty McFly starts to fade away in \u003cem>Back to the Future\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, it’s not good science -- not even in a time travel movie. But the moment when George dances with Lorraine and Marty springs back to existence? That’s \u003cem>a feeling of grasping something\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grasping a feeling is hard to quantify or explain with science. But when it’s done right, you know it. That’s why they call it movie magic.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/14138/from-interstellar-to-world-war-z-how-much-does-scientific-accuracy-matter","authors":["3228"],"categories":["pop_51"],"tags":["pop_2708","pop_385","pop_274","pop_648"],"featImg":"pop_14143","label":"pop"},"pop_13484":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_13484","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"13484","score":null,"sort":[1413293403000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"a-brief-history-of-the-future-as-seen-in-movies","title":"Our Future, As Seen Throughout the History of Film","publishDate":1413293403,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/6012/the-art-of-fiction-no-203-ray-bradbury\" target=\"_blank\">Paris Review interview\u003c/a> published only two years before his death, author Ray Bradbury said, “Science fiction pretends to look into the future, but it’s really looking at a reflection of what is already in front of us.” My first foray into the genre was through Bradbury's own \u003cem>The Martian Chronicles. \u003c/em>I still recall the mixture of fear and awe I felt, wondering if the interstellar travel he predicted would ever become a reality. No doubt, exploration and colonization of Mars wouldn't be part of my own life experience, but imagining that possibility, and considering how society might get there was compelling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vision of the future in science fiction - and speculative fiction in general - has never been constant; the reflection stretches and tilts like a fun house mirror, as time passes and new realities take hold. Simmering underneath fantastical settings and advanced technology are our very real, very human hopes and fears. What will happen to \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2014/05/21/sci-fi-san-francisco-examples-of-the-city-in-the-future/\" target=\"_blank\">the cities we live in\u003c/a>, to \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/07/15/food-in-science-fiction-in-the-future-we-will-all-eat-lasers/\" target=\"_blank\">the food we eat\u003c/a>? What \u003ca href=\"http://io9.com/these-are-the-surprising-jobs-youll-be-doing-by-the-203-1577363367\" target=\"_blank\">jobs will we have\u003c/a>? Will we even be here at all?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to movies in particular, we have seen many futures over the years: bleak and ravaged worlds; sleek, regulated utopias; and subtle near futures, echoing our current realities and the immediate possibilities ahead. Let's revisit some of those themes, shall we?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BETTER LIVING THROUGH CIRCUITRY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/robotcollage.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13546\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/robotcollage-1024x358.jpg\" alt=\"robotcollage\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-to-R: Metropolis, Blade Runner, Surrogates, Robot and Frank\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The technological advances of the late 19th and early 20th centuries served as inspiration for pioneers of science fiction like Mary Shelley, Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. (And, interestingly, E.M. Forster, whose short story \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Machine Stops\u003c/a>\u003c/em> is an early prediction of the internet, among other things.) They, and the many writers and filmmakers who followed in their stead, turned their eyes toward a future filled with incredible feats of science and engineering. But those stories also carried a sense of unease and a fear of technology taking over - perhaps even destroying - our lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That wariness is captured most perfectly when humanity is confronted with artificial intelligence. In many ways, it kicked off with Fritz Lang's \u003cem>Metropolis\u003c/em>, in which a deceptive robotic woman plays a major role in escalating a clash between the wealthy elite and the working class of a glimmering, industrialist city. Although much of Hollywood's \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/nuclear_power/2013/01/nuclear_monster_movies_sci_fi_films_in_the_1950s_were_terrifying_escapism.html\" target=\"_blank\">science fiction output of the 1950s\u003c/a> was fueled by political paranoia and the nuclear menace, the Man vs. Machine stories carried on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the biggest landmarks in the genre, Stanley Kubrick's \u003cem>2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c/em> (1968), gave us an iconic antagonist in HAL 9000, a sentient system that would kill out of self-preservation. With the '80s came \u003cem>The Terminator\u003c/em>, successfully combining android warfare with another popular sci-fi element, time travel; the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZY9Z6WvSY\" target=\"_blank\">hilariously campy\u003c/a> robo-hunter flick \u003cem>Runaway\u003c/em>, starring Tom Selleck and his mustache; and the elegantly imagined \u003cem>Blade Runner\u003c/em>, which made us ponder what it truly means to be a person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even as plot lines began to take on a more philosophical, compassionate angle, the undertone of Us versus Them remained. Take, for instance, the android starfleet officer, Lt. Commander Data. A beloved character on \u003cem>Star Trek: The Next Generation\u003c/em>, people still often undermined and insulted him, or even questioned his rights as an autonomous individual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYp2dx652ho\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With developments in \u003ca href=\"http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/your-brain-in-2050-neural-implants-and-robotic-limbs-140603.htm\" target=\"_blank\">cybernetic augmentation\u003c/a> and robotics - \u003ca href=\"http://www.wired.com/2014/08/tour-the-labs-where-the-worlds-creepiest-humanoid-robots-are-born/\" target=\"_blank\">humanoid\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/silent-robot-cheetah-from-darpa-and-mit-2014-9\" target=\"_blank\">otherwise\u003c/a> - making science fiction a reality, we are in a place to devote more time to contemplating the more subtle implications of humanity, not just \u003ca href=\"http://the-toast.net/2014/07/28/listicles-brief-uneasy-future/\" target=\"_blank\">coexisting\u003c/a> with artificial life, but embracing it. While ultimately falling flat (and venturing too far for my liking into uncanny valley territory with a robotic Bruce Willis), the 2009 film \u003cem>Surrogates\u003c/em> tried to imagine a world where people have chosen to live through cybernetic proxies. Although the surrogates themselves aren't independent machinery, controlled by their human counterparts remotely from the safety of their homes, that sort of augmented reality \u003ca href=\"http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/07/is-surrogates-movie-getting-closer-to-reality/\" target=\"_blank\">isn't entirely far fetched\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We don't have to look too far into the future to ruminate on lives becoming increasingly intertwined with artificial technology. \u003cem>Robot & Frank \u003c/em>(2012) is an understated near-future science fiction, a meditation on aging and memory. The robot in the movie is presented as a caretaker to the elderly Frank (Frank Langella), and while the older man is at first resistant, not only does he develop a friendship with the robot, they even pull off a jewelry heist together. With a renewed zest for life, Frank reconnects with the man he once was, while the robot shows an artificial life's capacity to grow and adapt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Spike Jonze's \u003cem>Her\u003c/em>, it's 2025 and Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2014/01/10/falling-in-love-with-robots-spike-jonzes-her-asks-could-it-be-so-bad/\" target=\"_blank\">falls in love\u003c/a> with an operating system called Samantha. She may be only a voice, but she jokes, flirts and wonders about being a human being, and we are once again confronted with questions of identity and humanity, questions that have existed long before machines and will continue to exist as long as we do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UTOPIA! DYSTOPIA! LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13599\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/utopiadystopia.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13599\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/utopiadystopia-1024x327.jpg\" alt=\"utopiadystopia\" width=\"600\" height=\"192\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scenes from The Book of Eli and The Hunger Games\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/gene-roddenberry#\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Rodenberry\u003c/a> developed \u003cem>Star Trek\u003c/em> in the 1960s, his vision of the utopian, egalitarian humanity of the 24th century was shaped by a hopeful optimism for people's capacity to create and evolve, and to attain equality and respect between all citizens. (Well, \u003ca href=\"http://bitchmagazine.org/post/star-trek-into-feminism-three-ways-the-sci-fi-series-needs-to-change\" target=\"_blank\">to an extent\u003c/a>.) Overall, the franchise has been sincere in trying to present a truly utopian future. Beyond that, the distinction between a utopia - an ideal, perfect society, as first named by Thomas Merton - and dystopia, its grim cousin, has been quite blurry and that gray area has been fertile ground for many stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Out of destruction can emerge primal chaos and basic need for survival, or orderly systems that reinforce centuries old social hierarchies. Or both. Those who live outside the protective domes and walled cities occupy a harsh reality (depicted in desaturated tones, naturally), while those fortunate enough to end up within some protective enclave might have more creature comforts and luxuries, but often at a cost to their liberty. \u003cem>Divergent, The Hunger Games, The Book of Eli \u003c/em>and Bong Joon-ho's \u003cem>Snowpiercer\u003c/em> are some of the more recent examples of movies contemplating a disastrous future, but speculative fiction has been fascinated with the nuances for a long while now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The previously mentioned \u003cem>Metropolis\u003c/em> comes to mind, and in 1936, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wemRBFFbhKI\" target=\"_blank\">H. G. Wells'\u003c/a>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wemRBFFbhKI\" target=\"_blank\"> Things to Come\u003c/a> \u003c/em>charted the potential course of humanity from a global war in 1940 to a technologically advanced but divided society in 2036. Most of us are undoubtedly familiar with George Orwell’s dystopian novel \u003cem>Nineteen Eighty Four\u003c/em>, set in a totalitarian world of few liberties and much government surveillance. (A novel which is \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2014/09/16/5-old-movies-that-actually-should-be-remade/\" target=\"_blank\">probably due\u003c/a> for an updated film version.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We have seen it all: a hedonistic domed city where none shall live past age 30 (\u003cem>Logan's Run\u003c/em>); a wasteland ruled by savage motorcycle gangs with wild hair (\u003cem>Mad Max\u003c/em> movies); and sophisticated, slick cities where citizens' futures are regulated by their genetic makeup (\u003cem>Gattaca\u003c/em>) or even actions that haven't taken place yet (\u003cem>Minority Report\u003c/em>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is an ongoing \u003ca href=\"http://www.salon.com/2014/02/26/americas_apocalypse_obsession_partner/\" target=\"_blank\">obsession\u003c/a> with the notion of the apocalypse, and it's \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/06/06/no-you-do-not-have-to-be-ashamed-of-reading-young-adult-fiction/\" target=\"_blank\">not limited\u003c/a> to teenagers devouring dystopian YA literature. Psychologically, we're \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/12/18/psychology-reveals-the-comforts-of-the-apocalypse/\" target=\"_blank\">wired\u003c/a> to ponder the end times, whether it's a world turned upside down by wars or by nature's hand. While we might do a good job imagining all the worst case scenarios as to \u003cem>how\u003c/em> it can all go down, sci-fi also helps extend our imaginations to what happens \u003cem>after\u003c/em>, and to the notion that humanity might prevail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE FUTURE IS A CATWALK\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/fashcollage.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13550\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/fashcollage-1024x358.jpg\" alt=\"fashcollage\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-to-R: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Fifth Element, Logan's Run, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Compelling world building is important to propel the plot, but the clothes people will wear in the future can say just as much as a perfectly designed architectural landscape. People \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/this-is-what-people-in-1893-imagined-we-would-be-wearing-in#26ywf0p\" target=\"_blank\">have been fascinated\u003c/a> with fashions of the future \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9eAiy0IGBI\" target=\"_blank\">for a long while.\u003c/a> It's a delicate balance, to create a futuristic film wardrobe: make it too subtle, and people won't pick up on your intent; make it wildly \u003ca href=\"http://io9.com/5969957/weirdest-and-sexiest-costumes-from-the-original-star-trek/\" target=\"_blank\">outlandish\u003c/a>, and it may become dated (while still making for great Halloween or convention costumes); put \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz\" target=\"_blank\">a red mankini\u003c/a> on Sean Connery and... well, that's exactly what you get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of my \u003ca href=\"http://hellotailor.blogspot.com/2013/09/dressing-for-apocalypse-how-to-build.html\" target=\"_blank\">pet peeves\u003c/a> is when everyone in the future dresses the same, however. In certain settings - hedonistic domed enclaves, totalitarian communities, militaristic structures - uniformity makes sense. But beyond that, it's nearsighted thinking. Considering the evolving history of fashion, the varieties of subcultures and street style that have existed, and our tendency to regurgitate trends of the past, the future should be a glorious mishmash of individual style, even if it \u003cem>is\u003c/em> picking from scrapheaps of textiles left after a nuclear fall out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From that mass of black suits and silver tunics, some gems have emerged: \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://silverscreenmodes.com/?p=211\" target=\"_blank\">Blade Runner\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, with its blend of noir fashion and modern street style; \u003cem>Mad Max\u003c/em>, which gave its desert warriors a look that was both cohesive and distinct for each of the characters; the overall aesthetic of films like \u003cem>Children of Men\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Book of Eli\u003c/em>, showing a world of scarcity and priorities higher than sartorial concerns, but also glimmers of individuality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fashion industry has had a long standing reciprocal relationship with science fiction films. \u003ca href=\"http://www.vogue.com/873551/dressing-the-hunger-games-costume-designer-judianna-makovsky/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Hunger Games\u003c/em> costume designer\u003c/a> Judianna Makovsky cites Alexander McQueen and Elsa Schiaparelli as indelible influences on the style of spectacle-obsessed citizens of Panem's Capitol. Couturiers' involvement in film hasn't be limited to serving as just inspiration, either. Hardy Amies, Saville Row based clothier for Queen Elizabeth II, was brought on board by Stanley Kubrick to create costumes for \u003cem>2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c/em>; Jean Paul Gaultier is responsible for dreaming up \u003ca href=\"http://onthisdayinfashion.com/?p=13466\" target=\"_blank\">more than 900\u003c/a> of the over-the-top, colorful costumes for \u003cem>The Fifth Element\u003c/em>; and even though his designs didn't make the cut, Gianni Versace came up with some \u003ca href=\"http://io9.com/5933676/unused-judge-dredd-concept-art-says-my-codpiece-is-the-law\" target=\"_blank\">pretty extravagant\u003c/a> sketches for \u003cem>Judge Dredd\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And just as science fiction has had an obvious impact on our approach to \u003ca href=\"http://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/08/how-star-trek-artists-imagined-the-ipad-23-years-ago/\" target=\"_blank\">product design\u003c/a>, so has it had its influence - direct or subtle - on the world of fashion. From Thierry Mugler's sexy robot in the video for George Michael's \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://fierth.com/2013/03/thierry-muglers-original-unseen-video-for-too-funky-leaked-21-years-later/\" target=\"_blank\">Too Funky\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, to Gareth Pugh and Junya Watanabe's \u003ca href=\"http://weburbanist.com/2013/01/28/futuristic-fashion-35-out-of-this-world-designer-looks/\" target=\"_blank\">sculptural looks\u003c/a>, the futuristic and fantastical has made its mark on the runway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Things get even more exciting when we think of garments as serving functions beyond adornment. Dutch designer \u003ca href=\"http://www.anoukwipprecht.nl/projects.html\" target=\"_blank\">Annouk Wiprecht\u003c/a> creates fashion armor that serves as an interactive link between the wearer and their environment: dresses release soft plumes of smoke or activate defensive mechanical spider legs attached to the shoulders, based on the proximity of nearby people, while another garment, Intimacy, turns transparent in response to the wearer's arousal and heartbeat. While slightly off-putting for anyone uncomfortable with needles, Israeli designer \u003ca href=\"http://design-milk.com/naomi-kizhners-parasitic-powered-jewelry/\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi Kizhner\u003c/a> has come up with a concept for a small collection of bioelectrical jewelry that would react to the body's energy. And when it comes to textiles, there are \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesstylefile/2014/05/07/what-is-the-future-of-fabric-these-smart-textiles-will-blow-your-mind/\" target=\"_blank\">\"smart\" fabrics\u003c/a> that can be sprayed on the body or be controlled by mobile devices, in general elevating the stakes when it comes to science fiction's ability to outstrip reality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>NEAR FUTURE\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk_UElPrW6A\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Over time, I've developed more of an appreciation for science fiction that echoes the immediate realities of our world - films like the previously mentioned \u003cem>Robot and Frank\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Her\u003c/em>. As author \u003ca href=\"http://jessicacharlesworth.com/2014/why-sci-fi-is-obsessed-with-the-near-future-chicago-tribune-interview/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Powers says\u003c/a>, \"All we have to do is explore the cascades of futures already set in motion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of my favorite recent bits of sci-fi, combining all the elements mentioned here, is the Canadian show \u003cem>Continuum\u003c/em>. The hero is Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols), a \"Protector\" from 2077 transported back to our present day, when a group of anti-corporation terrorists, Liber8, use a time travel device to escape execution. In her time, Cameron is part of a privatized, cybernetically augmented police force in a world where the Corporate Congress of oligarchs reigns supreme and citizen surveillance is the routine. As she tries to navigate Vancouver in 2012, Cameron begins to question all that she believed in and finds an unlikely ally in a young man, Alec Sadler, who will in fact become the same corporate king that Liber8 blame for the erosion of civil liberties in the future. That is, if the future can't be altered in the present.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While still requiring some suspension of disbelief - time travel is one of those things that, no matter how technologically advanced we get, is still hard to fathom - the excitement of the series lies in the way it shows a realistic present with future possibilities branching out. But as much as I find exercises in speculation on our immediate future fascinating, I'm also more than a little bit excited about Christopher Nolan's \u003ca href=\"http://www.scifinow.co.uk/blog/where-are-all-the-space-exploration-films/\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming film \u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which promises to go back to what enthralled so many of us in science fiction in the first place - exploration of space. Whether looking a few years ahead, or some light years away, one thing is clear: for sci-fi storytellers, the future is wide open.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"When it comes to movies, we have seen many futures over the years. Let's revisit some of them, shall we?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1412578319,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":30,"wordCount":2426},"headData":{"title":"Our Future, As Seen Throughout the History of Film | KQED","description":"When it comes to movies, we have seen many futures over the years. 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No doubt, exploration and colonization of Mars wouldn't be part of my own life experience, but imagining that possibility, and considering how society might get there was compelling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vision of the future in science fiction - and speculative fiction in general - has never been constant; the reflection stretches and tilts like a fun house mirror, as time passes and new realities take hold. Simmering underneath fantastical settings and advanced technology are our very real, very human hopes and fears. What will happen to \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2014/05/21/sci-fi-san-francisco-examples-of-the-city-in-the-future/\" target=\"_blank\">the cities we live in\u003c/a>, to \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2013/07/15/food-in-science-fiction-in-the-future-we-will-all-eat-lasers/\" target=\"_blank\">the food we eat\u003c/a>? What \u003ca href=\"http://io9.com/these-are-the-surprising-jobs-youll-be-doing-by-the-203-1577363367\" target=\"_blank\">jobs will we have\u003c/a>? Will we even be here at all?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to movies in particular, we have seen many futures over the years: bleak and ravaged worlds; sleek, regulated utopias; and subtle near futures, echoing our current realities and the immediate possibilities ahead. Let's revisit some of those themes, shall we?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BETTER LIVING THROUGH CIRCUITRY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13546\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/robotcollage.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13546\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/robotcollage-1024x358.jpg\" alt=\"robotcollage\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-to-R: Metropolis, Blade Runner, Surrogates, Robot and Frank\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The technological advances of the late 19th and early 20th centuries served as inspiration for pioneers of science fiction like Mary Shelley, Jules Verne and H. G. Wells. (And, interestingly, E.M. Forster, whose short story \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Machine Stops\u003c/a>\u003c/em> is an early prediction of the internet, among other things.) They, and the many writers and filmmakers who followed in their stead, turned their eyes toward a future filled with incredible feats of science and engineering. But those stories also carried a sense of unease and a fear of technology taking over - perhaps even destroying - our lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That wariness is captured most perfectly when humanity is confronted with artificial intelligence. In many ways, it kicked off with Fritz Lang's \u003cem>Metropolis\u003c/em>, in which a deceptive robotic woman plays a major role in escalating a clash between the wealthy elite and the working class of a glimmering, industrialist city. Although much of Hollywood's \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/nuclear_power/2013/01/nuclear_monster_movies_sci_fi_films_in_the_1950s_were_terrifying_escapism.html\" target=\"_blank\">science fiction output of the 1950s\u003c/a> was fueled by political paranoia and the nuclear menace, the Man vs. Machine stories carried on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the biggest landmarks in the genre, Stanley Kubrick's \u003cem>2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c/em> (1968), gave us an iconic antagonist in HAL 9000, a sentient system that would kill out of self-preservation. With the '80s came \u003cem>The Terminator\u003c/em>, successfully combining android warfare with another popular sci-fi element, time travel; the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZY9Z6WvSY\" target=\"_blank\">hilariously campy\u003c/a> robo-hunter flick \u003cem>Runaway\u003c/em>, starring Tom Selleck and his mustache; and the elegantly imagined \u003cem>Blade Runner\u003c/em>, which made us ponder what it truly means to be a person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even as plot lines began to take on a more philosophical, compassionate angle, the undertone of Us versus Them remained. Take, for instance, the android starfleet officer, Lt. Commander Data. A beloved character on \u003cem>Star Trek: The Next Generation\u003c/em>, people still often undermined and insulted him, or even questioned his rights as an autonomous individual.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/GYp2dx652ho'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/GYp2dx652ho'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>With developments in \u003ca href=\"http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/your-brain-in-2050-neural-implants-and-robotic-limbs-140603.htm\" target=\"_blank\">cybernetic augmentation\u003c/a> and robotics - \u003ca href=\"http://www.wired.com/2014/08/tour-the-labs-where-the-worlds-creepiest-humanoid-robots-are-born/\" target=\"_blank\">humanoid\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/silent-robot-cheetah-from-darpa-and-mit-2014-9\" target=\"_blank\">otherwise\u003c/a> - making science fiction a reality, we are in a place to devote more time to contemplating the more subtle implications of humanity, not just \u003ca href=\"http://the-toast.net/2014/07/28/listicles-brief-uneasy-future/\" target=\"_blank\">coexisting\u003c/a> with artificial life, but embracing it. While ultimately falling flat (and venturing too far for my liking into uncanny valley territory with a robotic Bruce Willis), the 2009 film \u003cem>Surrogates\u003c/em> tried to imagine a world where people have chosen to live through cybernetic proxies. Although the surrogates themselves aren't independent machinery, controlled by their human counterparts remotely from the safety of their homes, that sort of augmented reality \u003ca href=\"http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/07/is-surrogates-movie-getting-closer-to-reality/\" target=\"_blank\">isn't entirely far fetched\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We don't have to look too far into the future to ruminate on lives becoming increasingly intertwined with artificial technology. \u003cem>Robot & Frank \u003c/em>(2012) is an understated near-future science fiction, a meditation on aging and memory. The robot in the movie is presented as a caretaker to the elderly Frank (Frank Langella), and while the older man is at first resistant, not only does he develop a friendship with the robot, they even pull off a jewelry heist together. With a renewed zest for life, Frank reconnects with the man he once was, while the robot shows an artificial life's capacity to grow and adapt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Spike Jonze's \u003cem>Her\u003c/em>, it's 2025 and Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2014/01/10/falling-in-love-with-robots-spike-jonzes-her-asks-could-it-be-so-bad/\" target=\"_blank\">falls in love\u003c/a> with an operating system called Samantha. She may be only a voice, but she jokes, flirts and wonders about being a human being, and we are once again confronted with questions of identity and humanity, questions that have existed long before machines and will continue to exist as long as we do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UTOPIA! DYSTOPIA! LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF!\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13599\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/utopiadystopia.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13599\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/utopiadystopia-1024x327.jpg\" alt=\"utopiadystopia\" width=\"600\" height=\"192\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scenes from The Book of Eli and The Hunger Games\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003ca href=\"http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/gene-roddenberry#\" target=\"_blank\">Gene Rodenberry\u003c/a> developed \u003cem>Star Trek\u003c/em> in the 1960s, his vision of the utopian, egalitarian humanity of the 24th century was shaped by a hopeful optimism for people's capacity to create and evolve, and to attain equality and respect between all citizens. (Well, \u003ca href=\"http://bitchmagazine.org/post/star-trek-into-feminism-three-ways-the-sci-fi-series-needs-to-change\" target=\"_blank\">to an extent\u003c/a>.) Overall, the franchise has been sincere in trying to present a truly utopian future. Beyond that, the distinction between a utopia - an ideal, perfect society, as first named by Thomas Merton - and dystopia, its grim cousin, has been quite blurry and that gray area has been fertile ground for many stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Out of destruction can emerge primal chaos and basic need for survival, or orderly systems that reinforce centuries old social hierarchies. Or both. Those who live outside the protective domes and walled cities occupy a harsh reality (depicted in desaturated tones, naturally), while those fortunate enough to end up within some protective enclave might have more creature comforts and luxuries, but often at a cost to their liberty. \u003cem>Divergent, The Hunger Games, The Book of Eli \u003c/em>and Bong Joon-ho's \u003cem>Snowpiercer\u003c/em> are some of the more recent examples of movies contemplating a disastrous future, but speculative fiction has been fascinated with the nuances for a long while now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The previously mentioned \u003cem>Metropolis\u003c/em> comes to mind, and in 1936, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wemRBFFbhKI\" target=\"_blank\">H. G. Wells'\u003c/a>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wemRBFFbhKI\" target=\"_blank\"> Things to Come\u003c/a> \u003c/em>charted the potential course of humanity from a global war in 1940 to a technologically advanced but divided society in 2036. Most of us are undoubtedly familiar with George Orwell’s dystopian novel \u003cem>Nineteen Eighty Four\u003c/em>, set in a totalitarian world of few liberties and much government surveillance. (A novel which is \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2014/09/16/5-old-movies-that-actually-should-be-remade/\" target=\"_blank\">probably due\u003c/a> for an updated film version.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We have seen it all: a hedonistic domed city where none shall live past age 30 (\u003cem>Logan's Run\u003c/em>); a wasteland ruled by savage motorcycle gangs with wild hair (\u003cem>Mad Max\u003c/em> movies); and sophisticated, slick cities where citizens' futures are regulated by their genetic makeup (\u003cem>Gattaca\u003c/em>) or even actions that haven't taken place yet (\u003cem>Minority Report\u003c/em>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is an ongoing \u003ca href=\"http://www.salon.com/2014/02/26/americas_apocalypse_obsession_partner/\" target=\"_blank\">obsession\u003c/a> with the notion of the apocalypse, and it's \u003ca href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/06/06/no-you-do-not-have-to-be-ashamed-of-reading-young-adult-fiction/\" target=\"_blank\">not limited\u003c/a> to teenagers devouring dystopian YA literature. Psychologically, we're \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/12/18/psychology-reveals-the-comforts-of-the-apocalypse/\" target=\"_blank\">wired\u003c/a> to ponder the end times, whether it's a world turned upside down by wars or by nature's hand. While we might do a good job imagining all the worst case scenarios as to \u003cem>how\u003c/em> it can all go down, sci-fi also helps extend our imaginations to what happens \u003cem>after\u003c/em>, and to the notion that humanity might prevail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>THE FUTURE IS A CATWALK\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13550\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/fashcollage.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-13550\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/09/fashcollage-1024x358.jpg\" alt=\"fashcollage\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-to-R: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Fifth Element, Logan's Run, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Compelling world building is important to propel the plot, but the clothes people will wear in the future can say just as much as a perfectly designed architectural landscape. People \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/this-is-what-people-in-1893-imagined-we-would-be-wearing-in#26ywf0p\" target=\"_blank\">have been fascinated\u003c/a> with fashions of the future \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9eAiy0IGBI\" target=\"_blank\">for a long while.\u003c/a> It's a delicate balance, to create a futuristic film wardrobe: make it too subtle, and people won't pick up on your intent; make it wildly \u003ca href=\"http://io9.com/5969957/weirdest-and-sexiest-costumes-from-the-original-star-trek/\" target=\"_blank\">outlandish\u003c/a>, and it may become dated (while still making for great Halloween or convention costumes); put \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz\" target=\"_blank\">a red mankini\u003c/a> on Sean Connery and... well, that's exactly what you get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of my \u003ca href=\"http://hellotailor.blogspot.com/2013/09/dressing-for-apocalypse-how-to-build.html\" target=\"_blank\">pet peeves\u003c/a> is when everyone in the future dresses the same, however. In certain settings - hedonistic domed enclaves, totalitarian communities, militaristic structures - uniformity makes sense. But beyond that, it's nearsighted thinking. Considering the evolving history of fashion, the varieties of subcultures and street style that have existed, and our tendency to regurgitate trends of the past, the future should be a glorious mishmash of individual style, even if it \u003cem>is\u003c/em> picking from scrapheaps of textiles left after a nuclear fall out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From that mass of black suits and silver tunics, some gems have emerged: \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://silverscreenmodes.com/?p=211\" target=\"_blank\">Blade Runner\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, with its blend of noir fashion and modern street style; \u003cem>Mad Max\u003c/em>, which gave its desert warriors a look that was both cohesive and distinct for each of the characters; the overall aesthetic of films like \u003cem>Children of Men\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Book of Eli\u003c/em>, showing a world of scarcity and priorities higher than sartorial concerns, but also glimmers of individuality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fashion industry has had a long standing reciprocal relationship with science fiction films. \u003ca href=\"http://www.vogue.com/873551/dressing-the-hunger-games-costume-designer-judianna-makovsky/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Hunger Games\u003c/em> costume designer\u003c/a> Judianna Makovsky cites Alexander McQueen and Elsa Schiaparelli as indelible influences on the style of spectacle-obsessed citizens of Panem's Capitol. Couturiers' involvement in film hasn't be limited to serving as just inspiration, either. Hardy Amies, Saville Row based clothier for Queen Elizabeth II, was brought on board by Stanley Kubrick to create costumes for \u003cem>2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c/em>; Jean Paul Gaultier is responsible for dreaming up \u003ca href=\"http://onthisdayinfashion.com/?p=13466\" target=\"_blank\">more than 900\u003c/a> of the over-the-top, colorful costumes for \u003cem>The Fifth Element\u003c/em>; and even though his designs didn't make the cut, Gianni Versace came up with some \u003ca href=\"http://io9.com/5933676/unused-judge-dredd-concept-art-says-my-codpiece-is-the-law\" target=\"_blank\">pretty extravagant\u003c/a> sketches for \u003cem>Judge Dredd\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And just as science fiction has had an obvious impact on our approach to \u003ca href=\"http://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/08/how-star-trek-artists-imagined-the-ipad-23-years-ago/\" target=\"_blank\">product design\u003c/a>, so has it had its influence - direct or subtle - on the world of fashion. From Thierry Mugler's sexy robot in the video for George Michael's \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://fierth.com/2013/03/thierry-muglers-original-unseen-video-for-too-funky-leaked-21-years-later/\" target=\"_blank\">Too Funky\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, to Gareth Pugh and Junya Watanabe's \u003ca href=\"http://weburbanist.com/2013/01/28/futuristic-fashion-35-out-of-this-world-designer-looks/\" target=\"_blank\">sculptural looks\u003c/a>, the futuristic and fantastical has made its mark on the runway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Things get even more exciting when we think of garments as serving functions beyond adornment. Dutch designer \u003ca href=\"http://www.anoukwipprecht.nl/projects.html\" target=\"_blank\">Annouk Wiprecht\u003c/a> creates fashion armor that serves as an interactive link between the wearer and their environment: dresses release soft plumes of smoke or activate defensive mechanical spider legs attached to the shoulders, based on the proximity of nearby people, while another garment, Intimacy, turns transparent in response to the wearer's arousal and heartbeat. While slightly off-putting for anyone uncomfortable with needles, Israeli designer \u003ca href=\"http://design-milk.com/naomi-kizhners-parasitic-powered-jewelry/\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi Kizhner\u003c/a> has come up with a concept for a small collection of bioelectrical jewelry that would react to the body's energy. And when it comes to textiles, there are \u003ca href=\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesstylefile/2014/05/07/what-is-the-future-of-fabric-these-smart-textiles-will-blow-your-mind/\" target=\"_blank\">\"smart\" fabrics\u003c/a> that can be sprayed on the body or be controlled by mobile devices, in general elevating the stakes when it comes to science fiction's ability to outstrip reality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>NEAR FUTURE\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/lk_UElPrW6A'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/lk_UElPrW6A'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Over time, I've developed more of an appreciation for science fiction that echoes the immediate realities of our world - films like the previously mentioned \u003cem>Robot and Frank\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Her\u003c/em>. As author \u003ca href=\"http://jessicacharlesworth.com/2014/why-sci-fi-is-obsessed-with-the-near-future-chicago-tribune-interview/\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Powers says\u003c/a>, \"All we have to do is explore the cascades of futures already set in motion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of my favorite recent bits of sci-fi, combining all the elements mentioned here, is the Canadian show \u003cem>Continuum\u003c/em>. The hero is Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols), a \"Protector\" from 2077 transported back to our present day, when a group of anti-corporation terrorists, Liber8, use a time travel device to escape execution. In her time, Cameron is part of a privatized, cybernetically augmented police force in a world where the Corporate Congress of oligarchs reigns supreme and citizen surveillance is the routine. As she tries to navigate Vancouver in 2012, Cameron begins to question all that she believed in and finds an unlikely ally in a young man, Alec Sadler, who will in fact become the same corporate king that Liber8 blame for the erosion of civil liberties in the future. That is, if the future can't be altered in the present.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While still requiring some suspension of disbelief - time travel is one of those things that, no matter how technologically advanced we get, is still hard to fathom - the excitement of the series lies in the way it shows a realistic present with future possibilities branching out. But as much as I find exercises in speculation on our immediate future fascinating, I'm also more than a little bit excited about Christopher Nolan's \u003ca href=\"http://www.scifinow.co.uk/blog/where-are-all-the-space-exploration-films/\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming film \u003cem>Interstellar\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, which promises to go back to what enthralled so many of us in science fiction in the first place - exploration of space. Whether looking a few years ahead, or some light years away, one thing is clear: for sci-fi storytellers, the future is wide open.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/pop/13484/a-brief-history-of-the-future-as-seen-in-movies","authors":["2520"],"categories":["pop_51"],"tags":["pop_860","pop_385","pop_648"],"featImg":"pop_13863","label":"pop"},"pop_13239":{"type":"posts","id":"pop_13239","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"pop","id":"13239","score":null,"sort":[1410892392000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"5-old-movies-that-actually-should-be-remade","title":"5 Old Movies That Actually Should Be Remade","publishDate":1410892392,"format":"aside","headTitle":"KQED Pop | KQED Arts","labelTerm":{"site":"pop"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13498\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/08/poster.png\" alt=\"poster\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/08/poster.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/08/poster-400x287.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">By Adam Wenger\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Afraid of risk and happy to continuously mine the past, Hollywood has become remake happy. But rarely do the studios redo movies that actually should be remade. Another Spider-Man? No thank you. A Michael Bay adulterated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Cowabunga-no. What Hollywood needs to do is remake old films that are either forgotten or had promise but failed to deliver. Here are five that deserve another chance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Super Mario Bros.\u003c/strong> (1993)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/wtMZKYnLg5c\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The world's greatest video game franchise spawned one of the most bizarre, disappointing movies of the '90s. A critical and commercial disaster, \u003cem>Super Mario Bros.\u003c/em> flushed away the hopes and dreams of a built-in fanbase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bob Hoskins, who played Mario, hated the movie. He told \u003cem>The Guardian\u003c/em> in a 2011 interview that \u003cem>Super Mario Bros.\u003c/em> was the biggest disappointment of his life, the worst job he's ever done, and the one thing he would like to edit from his past. John Leguizamo, who played Luigi, wrote in his 2007 autobiography that he and Hoskins repeatedly got drunk on set in order to alleviate the pain associated with filming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's time the classic video game got a second chance on the big screen. Personal nostalgia notwithstanding, the Italian plumbers remain culturally relevant, and commercially viable. Case in point: Nintendo's \u003ca href=\"http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/07/nintendo-updates-best-selling-wii-u-and-3ds-games-list\">best-selling Wii U game\u003c/a> of 2014 is Super Mario Bros. U, while three of the top five best-selling Nintendo 3DS games are Mario-related titles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Fun fact: You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGGS0YozIgk\">watch the entire 1993 movie on YouTube\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>1984\u003c/strong> (1984)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/Z4rBDUJTnNU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece has inspired a slew of post-apocalyptic screenplays. Yet 1984 hasn't had a big screen adaptation in 30 years. The British film that fittingly came out in 1984 is wonderfully underrated. It's also dated and due for a big-budget makeover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to the NSA's omnipresent web of surveillance, Orwell's vision of Big Brother becomes more prescient by the day. The book, originally published in 1949, is currently the 65th best-selling novel (and No. 1 satire) on Amazon. What's Hollywood waiting for?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Fun fact: The film's hero, Winston Smith, is played by British actor John Hurt, who ironically stars as the sinister Big Brother-like High Chancellor in \u003c/em>V for Vendetta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>The Long Goodbye\u003c/strong> (1973)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/GeNyD9UFXHs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1973, Elliot Gould (a.k.a. Ross' dad in \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>) starred in a very strange adaptation of Raymond Chandler's \u003cem>The Long Goodbye\u003c/em>. It's not a bad movie by any stretch. It's just nothing like the actual novel. Given over 125,000 words of a best-selling, critically-acclaimed book to work with, director Robert Altman chose to deviate wildly from the source material, creating a neo-noir, '70s satire, that left fans of the novel bemused, if not angry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's been ages since Hollywood gave us great noir. 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But rarely do the studios redo movies that actually should be remade. Another Spider-Man? No thank you. A Michael Bay adulterated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Cowabunga-no. What Hollywood needs to do is remake old films that are either forgotten or had promise but failed to deliver. 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