Science Fiction

In J.P. Telotte's book called Science Fiction Film, it discusses the basic foundation of the science fiction genre. It makes a sort of connection to the science fiction genre and real life science. Telotte quotes legendary pulp editor John W. Campbell Jr. by saying " science fiction should be the effort to predict the future on the basis of known facts." Telotte also adds "science fiction often seems to appeal precisely because it lends itself to the greatest imaginative capacities of the film medium: special effects." This is a useful peice of writing that can help clarify one's understanding of the science fiction genre.