This paper discusses Science Fiction as a sub-genre of fantasy films. Stylistically, some characteristics of science-fiction films are the presence of brave heroes, distant planets, impossible or improbable settings, fantastic places, dark and shadowy villains, futuristic technology, and aliens or "creatures" from outer space. Science-fiction films are prophetic by nature and are often set in the future, which is represented by imaginative visualizations of what the future might be like.
