Science fiction violence

Science fiction violence is the display, mention and/or physical description of violent scenes and/or violent actions in any given science fiction setting or environment.[1] It can also be a result of science fiction elements such as fictional aliens, science fiction robots, humans (usually with advanced abilities), science fiction weapons, apocalypse and/or other disasters found in the genre.[2]

Examples in literature, film and television

Film

All feature films of the Star Wars saga hold a PG-13 rating for the inclusion of science fiction violence.[3][4][5][6][7][8] All films in the saga contain scenes from mild to more severe violence with examples of laser gun battles, use of explosive devices, combat vehicles and other sci-fi weapons, sometimes resulting in injury (from minor to life-threatening), mass destruction or even death.

Examples of science fiction violence in stand-alone films is Saturn 3 which tells the story of a powerful robot that goes out of control and causes damage and inflicts injury on living beings, resulting in the death of one dog and at least one human with the other dying while destroying the killing-machine.

Unknown Origin tells the story of an alien organism that falls on Earth and penetrates an underwater submarine. It then begins attacking the crew members, killing many of them and is mostly resistant to their firepower. The human crew members attempt to contain and destroy the organism and prevent it from reaching a dry surface and reproducing itself.

Red Planet starring Val Kilmer and Terence Stamp is about a crew of humans on a mission to Mars and also bring with them a robot "Amy" which goes out of control and frequently attacks them, violently.

Television

Science fiction violence commonly occurs in television series of the genre such as Simon Says (The Outer Limits) which tells the story of a scientist who replicates the intelligence, memories and violent nature of his diseased son into a robot he constructs. The robot also unintentionally kills their pet cat, Tina, as a result of having sharp metallic hands, but also turns violent on instances he is denied what he wants by inheriting his predecessors sensitive emotions.

References

  1. ↑ "On Sci-Fi Violence".
  2. ↑ https://prescott.digication.com/sciencefiction/violence
  3. ↑ Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace DVD & Blue-Ray editions
  4. ↑ Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones DVD & Blu-Ray editions
  5. ↑ Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith DVD & Blu-Ray editions
  6. ↑ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope DVD & Blu-Ray editions
  7. ↑ Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back DVD & Blu-Ray editions
  8. ↑ Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi DVD & Blue-Ray editions
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