Supplementary Material: Speculative Fiction (1 Viewer)

[McLake]

I am starting threads that will contain a definitive list of supplmentary material. Feel free to add to the list. NO QUESTION IN THIS THREAD PLEASE, only suggestions.

From now on all "what texts should I use?" threads will be DELETED.

Speculative Fiction Supplementary Material:

- LotR
-- Beowulf
-- Kalevala

- Handmaid's Tale
-- Fahrenheit 451
-- Republic by Plato (the basis of all utopian/dystopian writings)


- Novels
-- Utopia (Thomas More)
-- Brave New World (Aldous Huxley) [I don't recommend chosing texts that appear elsewhere on the perscribed texts list]
-- Orxy & Crake (Margaret Atwood)
-- 1984 (George Orwell)



- Short Stories
-- 'Get Off the Unicorn' by Anne McCaffrey (short stories)

- Film
-- Stargate
-- Minority Report
-- Gattaca
-- AI

TV
-- Stargate SG1

 

[LVB]

-'Get Off the Unicorn' by Anne McCaffrey (short stories)
-Stargate the movie
-Stargate SG1
-Utopia by Thomas More
-Minority Report starring Tom Cruise
-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
-Gattaca starring Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke
-AI starring Haley Joel Osment

 

[timrie6]

ORYX & CRAKE - MARGARET ATWOOD
1984- GEORGE ORWELL

what do u think of these ones?

 

[The Nick]

In addition to the above...

For LotR:

Beowulf
LotR (The book)
Kalevala
Virtually any mythology or fantasy writing

Handmaid's Tale:

Fahrenheit 451
Republic by Plato (the basis of all utopian/dystopian writings)

Dune:
I honestly am not sure about Dune. I'm sure you could use the whole speculative science fiction strand, such as the works of Verne, but I find non-fiction material on Herbert far easier to access and use in exams. Using non-fiction academic writings on any prescribed text does well in this.

 

[Skillo]

For Supp Material for Spec Fic I seriously suggest shorts stories. Very easy to analyse in depth and quickly develop a philosophy on...

 

[cynical]

don't forget Metropolis!

 

[Aeolior]

yeah, the stargate series is really really good.

Stargate the movie
Stargate SG-1
Stargate Atlantis (the newest stargate, out on bittorent)

 

[SashatheMan]

Omg while we are on the topic

, i also recently just saw the greatest film ever created. Its title is : Batman vs Godzilla. This film comprises of an in-depth storyline that got me glued to the seat the whole time. The multi layered characters (especially godzilla) are presented in the most talented of ways. The 4 and a half hour film ,left me wanting more of the action packed , but at the same time deeply philosophical plot.

 

[cimbom]

Terry Pratchett- Comic Fantasy, and scifi anime (prob. easier to talk about than manga).

 

[^CoSMic DoRiS^^]

Terry Pratchett- Comic Fantasy, and scifi anime (prob. easier to talk about than manga).

you said EXACTLY what i was going to. so really, no need to say it again huh?

 

[DocBruceBanner]

About Pratchett...

Actually, Pratchett really isn't that strong as supplementary material. His comedy often takes precedence over social commentary, which is really the focus of the unit... But if you like his work, try Douglas Adams, who is a much better satirist, Jasper Fforde, who is even more oddball and insightful, or Neil Gaiman, who is irreverent but incredibly deep. Gaiman may be the greatest thing ever.

Reccomended works:

Adams:
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Fforde:
The Eyre Affair
Lost in a Good Book

Gaiman:
Smoke and Mirrors
American Gods
Stardust
The Sandman (Graphic Novel series)
Mirrormask (Film)

 

[psychochondriac]

Some additions I'm using this year

2001: A Space Odyssey - it's really hard to analyse due to how abstract it is, but it has great social commentary, and once you've got the hang of the analysis it's great.

Also for poetry (I don't think this was on the list but I forgot to look under poetry ) TS Eliot's The Wasteland. Very long, but really good for in-depth stuff.

I don't really know if those are any good :/

 

[BlackDragon]

does it matter how popular your related texts are? is it better to go for something thats not new and almost overdone in exams? or doesn't it matter that much as long as you do it well?

 

[rachel_see]

1984 - Geoge Orwell
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Dune (Do the whole trilogy if you're keen =P ) - Frank Herbet
I,Robot - Isaac Asimov - The book is so much better than the movie. Conclusion, do the book
Matrix - Always good to watch
War of the Worlds - Do the musical. It'll add variety. That's why I'm doing it =D

That's all I can think of right now. If I think of anything else, I'll get back to you.

 

[Lord Pheasant]

one of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
one of the Mars Series (Red Mars, Blue Mars, Green Mars) by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Light of Other Days by Arthur C Clarke

And I can't believe nobody's mentioned Day of the Triffids or Night of the Chrysalids! (no idea of author)