Here is a gallery of American science fiction images. Click on them to make them larger and read my captions!
NOTE: You can go to youtube and watch trailers for each movie to see what it's like!
NOTE: You can go to youtube and watch trailers for each movie to see what it's like!
And here are two very different kinds of sf movie, Ex Machina (2015), which is about the line between human and AI and mostly happens in one place with only a few characters and makes you think about what is human, etc. and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), which is about the fight between good and evil (dark side and light side), happens on many different planets and space ships etc. with many characters and makes you excited but not so thoughtful. Which kind of sf do you like?
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And here's a gallery of images of Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) and some of the many movies that have been made from his books and some images relating to his story "Human Is" (1953). Click on the pictures to make them larger and read my captions!
Below on the left (first) is a 33-minute audiobook reading of "Human Is," so you can read the text I gave you and listen to a native speaker read it out loud (for about thirty minutes). It's a great way to practice your listening and pronunciation.
Below on the right (second) is a trailer plus interviews for the Amazon.com TV show production of "Human Is" from 2018. When you watch it, turn on the CC captions to read English subtitles. You can see from watching it that they changed the original story a lot! One change is that Lester's name is Silas and Jill's name is Vera in the TV version.
**For Extra Bonus Points, watch the full 49-minute Amazon version of "Human Is" (called Ningen Rashisa in Japanese) and compare it to the original short story we're reading for class! You must belong to Amazon.prime to watch. Go to this link and choose the third episode in the series ("Human Is" in English) of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
Below on the right (second) is a trailer plus interviews for the Amazon.com TV show production of "Human Is" from 2018. When you watch it, turn on the CC captions to read English subtitles. You can see from watching it that they changed the original story a lot! One change is that Lester's name is Silas and Jill's name is Vera in the TV version.
**For Extra Bonus Points, watch the full 49-minute Amazon version of "Human Is" (called Ningen Rashisa in Japanese) and compare it to the original short story we're reading for class! You must belong to Amazon.prime to watch. Go to this link and choose the third episode in the series ("Human Is" in English) of Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams.
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Roswell (1999-2003) was an American science fiction high school alien romance TV show. It was on TV in Japan (Roswell No Koibitotachi). In the story, three aliens who look human go to high school in Arizona. They must hide their alien identity, but they fall in love with human kids at their high school. Here is a video of the theme song with scenes from Roswell. You will see some romantic couples, and each time one member is alien, and one is human: can you tell which is which? Does it matter? Isn't love love no matter alien or human etc.? Watch and see!