I ended up liking it and enjoyed my time at the movies. I was kept on the edge my seat and awaited the ending with a beating heart. When I went home to look at critic's and audience's reviews I was stunned. People saw plot holes and said it was boring I swear we were all seeing the same movie. And then I got to thinking:
Is sci-fi really only enjoyable with quick kung fu moves and big budget special effects of ships flying in space trying to blow each other up?
Imposter reminded me of a time when sci-fi told a simple story with a message. Some would call it the thinker's sci-fi. Young people and people new to science fiction are going into every sci-fi film expecting cool effects and cool fights. Part of this could be blamed on The Matrix and Star Wars which was basically mainstream films that allowed people to sit back and be entertained for a few hours. The sad thing is that small sci-fi films with a message get passed by. Films like Imposter tell stories sometimes as a slice of life story. A regular man in jeopardy overcoming extaordinary odds seemed to work in Erin Brokovich.
The good news is that these stories will forever live on through the literary field. Celluloid is shown on the screen for a few weeks to a few months then is taken to DVD and video. Some live on through the ages as not only spectacular photography but good writing such as Blade Runner.
Although fantasy is much less popular than science fiction, one of the most popular fantasy works The Lord of the Rings trilogy has come to the screen and blown most of the populace away. Newcomer Harry Potter has not only taken children's imaginations but adults as well. Not to mention bringing children back to the books in reading for the fun of it. In many ways books are more better than films. When reading a book your imagination is your screen and you can imagine whatever you want the world or the characters to look like. Instead of going out and paying $9.00 to be entertained for a few hours you can spend a few days lying in bed with a good book you paid $6.99 for. And unlike a movie, you can take a book home the minute you pay for it.
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