They are sometimes an offshoot of fantasy films.
Or they share some similarities with action/adventure films.
Science fiction often expresses the potential of technology to destroy humankind, and overlaps easily with horror films.
Over time Science fiction often becomes Science fact ,for example the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne tells of Captain Nemo and his submarine the Nautilus, powered by a strange new fuel (Nuclear?). At the time the book was written in 1870 the story was purely science fiction however many of the ideas in the book are now fact such as submarines and electric power as well as hydroplaning to control submarines. Another Example is the The First Men in the Moon by HG Wells, though much of the story is fiction the idea of traveling to the moon was thought impossible at the time.
In science fiction the issue of cloning or the creation of life has been prominent. often seen in many different forms in films and books. One of the first examples of this is most likely the story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelly published in 1818 it was first turned into a popular film in the 1930s. In the story Doctor Frankenstein creates a monster by using electricity. In some ways this is similar to the story we will be creating with a Mad scientist creating clones.
Another Story and film that our production is similar to is that of" Blade Runner" (1982). Based on the Book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", both of these stories have many similarities to what we are producing. In Blade Runner there is the Creation of replicants indistinguishable from humans and produced by the Tyrell Corporation. This story of large corporations becoming involved in the the creation of life, is very similar to the plot of our production.
Another Film that has given inspiration to our plot is the film The Island (2005). The film directed by Micheal Bay is based on many similar films from the past. In the film Ewan McGregor is inside a containment facility Like all of the inhabitants of the facility he hopes to go to the 'The Island' reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. He soon discovers however that this is a lie and that he and the other inhabitants are clones, and that their body parts are to be harvested to prolong the lives of their human genetic templates. He then sets out to escape from the facility.
Many of the films mentioned happen in what is called a dystopian future, the direct opposite of a utopia in which everything is perfect. In these dystopian futures the films concentrate on the the sole protagonist, and the actions of those around them, to give a feeling of empathy with the audience. That they themselves are actually there ,and these could be the things that they would potentially experience in these situations. Many of these novels and films where written in the 20th century. At the start of the century these type of themes were not common, however after the first and second world war, and following the expansion of the cinematography industry, and the escalation of scientific advancement throughout the world. Stories based around these themes became more commonplace. Advancements in technology such as the atomic bomb, which made possible destruction of the whole of mankind a fact ,made these themes much more plausible.
