Why science fiction movies are popular in the world? Use science to "enlighten" the innovative inspiration of movies

Science fiction films are a collection of film production risk control, industrial integration and market effects, reflecting the highest level of the film industry. In 2015, science fiction films accounted for 25.71% of the total annual box office of American films. If my country's film market reaches 80 billion yuan in the next five years as generally expected in the industry, if science fiction films account for 20%, the box office volume will reach 16 billion yuan.

Original title: Using science to "touch" the innovative inspiration

of films Science fiction films are a collection of film production risk control, industrial integration and market effects, reflecting the highest level of the film industry. In 2015, science fiction films accounted for 25.71% of the total annual box office of American films. If my country's film market reaches 80 billion yuan in the next five years as generally expected in the industry, if science fiction films account for 20%, the box office volume will reach 16 billion yuan. However, science fiction films have rarely been seen in my country in recent years, and the accumulation of experience in filming is even less. From this perspective, to stimulate the innovative vitality of China's science fiction film market, it is advisable to first understand the techniques and strategies of film creation around scientific themes.

Movies have become an important scientific communication tool

. In the early days of the development of the film industry, science fiction movies were unpopular themes. However, with the rapid advancement of computer special effects, this situation changed a lot at the end of the 20th century. Today, science fiction movies have become a major category in movies, and even have a large number of loyal "fans". Science is truth, while science fiction movies are fantasy. If you want to learn about science, understand the work of scientists and their methods of studying problems, science fiction movies may not be the most reliable source of information, but if you want to express dramatic conflicts and achieve comedy and romantic effects, then scientists can also appear in various roles.

Film-making skills and experience can better spread science. In fact, scientific concepts or knowledge are spread to the public through many forms such as words, digital media and art. Movies are one of the most powerful channels. The emergence of computer imaging technology has further expanded the visual impact of film as a medium, and film has become an important scientific communication tool.

The focus of science communication should be on the accuracy and accuracy of scientific issues, but many science-related films are not accurate enough or too simplistic. In this regard, the most attractive innovation in film creation is that it is both an opportunity and a challenge to seamlessly integrate scientific issues into the film story.

In fact, in order to satisfy the emotional demands of the script, foreign film writers will require a creative license agreement, so that they can create freely without being restricted by scientific principles. This can lead to inaccurate scientific facts being incorporated into the movie story, but even so, it is a form of engagement with science. Whether the science incorporated into the film is accurate or inaccurate, it is invaluable to stimulate the audience's interest with scientific ideas and encourage them to participate in broader scientific discussions.

Unproven scientific theories can also produce wonderful artistic effects.

Whether a film is related to science or not, creative techniques or strategies are major challenges. The most attractive thing about a movie is the protagonist's emotions and storyline, and the protagonist's emotions and storyline are connected to drive the development of the story. In the past, in traditional classic movies, the owners experienced conflicts of interest, struggles or other challenges, which aroused the emotional resonance of the audience. However, in these films, science has not become the theme of expression. Science is only presented as some advanced equipment in the films, causing dramatic conflicts in the films and giving the audience a stronger visual enjoyment. But today, only by integrating science into the plot of a movie's story can movies be fascinating and thus promote the spread of science.

The human brain has a strong desire for stories and is very curious about the ending. The responsibility of film creators is to satisfy people's desire for stories and make this process an artistic design that induces biological "extraordinary stimulation" or enhances the sense of stimulation. Researchers have shown that our brains are more likely to store information with strong emotions. Therefore, instead of simply "spreading" scientific information to the audience, it is better to integrate the scientific information to be conveyed into emotions so that the audience can better understand and remember the scientific information.

The emergence of the Internet has brought science closer to the public. Therefore, audiences demand that science fiction writers 'creations be more scientific, while at the same time requiring films to be closer to science. This is a virtuous cycle. But if the plot needs, the audience is willing to forgive some inaccurate plots in science fiction movies. For example, Matt Damon, the protagonist in the movie "Mars Rescue", was injured in the strong winds on Mars. This is impossible in reality because Mars's thin atmosphere does not form wind, but this does not affect the popularity of "Mars Rescue".

For some scientific theories that have not yet been fully confirmed, incorporating them into movies will also produce wonderful artistic effects. For example, the movie "Interstellar", based on theoretical physicist Kip Thorne's "Black Hole Theory", mainly tells the story of a team of explorers using their new discoveries of wormholes to transcend the limits of human space travel and travel in the vast universe. The story of interstellar travel.

In this regard, the National Academy of Sciences has established the Science and Entertainment Exchange program, which connects entertainment people with scientists and uses new technologies to create engaging storylines in movies and TV shows. In the movie "Avatar", scientists used newly developed visual technology to help film directors create an illusory "Pandora" planet.

Looking for conflicts, climaxes and solutions in scientific exploration

There have also been film review talk shows for science fiction movies in the United States. These programs will select science fiction movies such as "Interstellar" and "The Rescue from Mars" and invite some scientists as guests to discuss the science and technology among them. Introduce and discuss it with the audience.

The common feature of these films is the use of narrative, shooting angle and character interaction skills to attract people into the film story. In fact, every scientific discovery has a story, and it is a story of an individual or team achieving great success on a difficult problem. If you ask scientists this series of questions-"Will this story be a surprise? What did you pay to get these results? How do these discoveries change the lives of others, for the better or for the worse? Who will invest in this research? How will it affect history, status quo and outcomes?" Then, the answer actually corresponds one-to-one to the three basic stages of a standard movie plot-conflict, climax and resolution. The key questions in understanding the character and motivation are "what does this person want" and "how do they get it", and the scientific problem-solving process responds to such questions.

If the film writer could write the story based on these factors, the result might be very different, and it would be a great pleasure to tell the public a great story of exploring the unknown from a new perspective.

Editor: yvette