Comments on: Ten Movies We Loved From the 2000s

By: Prof M

Prof M — Thu, 09 May 2013 23:49:41 +0000

With regards to Avatar, no one seems to mention that the material concern in the movie (unobtanium, blech) appears to be a room temperature superconductor as seen in an approximately 5 second scene with a chunk of the substance on a desk.

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By: BrainFood42

BrainFood42 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:41:22 +0000

In a bow to “make believe science” riddled with real science, how about The Fifth Element, Forbidden Planet, ET, Solaris, The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original) & Slaughterhouse-Five?
Then of course the great movie classics which are science riddled with potential future science: Serenity, Soylent Green, On the Beach, Contact, Bicentennial Man, Blade Runner, The Andromeda Strain, Silent Running, Westworld and of course, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Enjoy

By: Bruce B

Bruce B — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:27:13 +0000

I’m not surprised that you left Avatar off of your list. Not because it does not deserve to be on the list, but simply because you appear to favor only those movies which contain genetic evolutionary elements. However, what you seem to fail to realize is that there is room to consider the premise of an evolving spiritual conscience within the human race. Disregarding temporarily the premise of an all powerful omnipotent being, mankind is not without the certain element of collectivism, most usually used as a forum for common good. Today’s mediums, especially the internet, have connected mankind like never before. Avatar’s representation of that collectivism is substantial.

By: Nick the Hat

Nick the Hat — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:26:12 +0000

Danny Boyle’s Sunshine (2007) was a sleeper hit for me.

By: Online Education

Online Education — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:18:03 +0000

Hi,
Watching movies with extensive technical influence is a major part of geek life. These movies provide inspiration and insight into many technological advancement that can be implemented into real life situations.

By: Hal R

Hal R — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:26:56 +0000

Avatar….Hands down the best!!!

By: David C

David C — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:46:04 +0000

What about Sunshine and Moon? Granted, neither had wide cinema coverage, but they were both good in their own ways. Definitly different from your “average” sci-fi fare.

By: Mr. Smith

Mr. Smith — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:45:38 +0000

To follow up on Mr. Estrada’s comments – I think you overlooked the valuable lessons of what can happen if bitten by a radioactive spider that were finally brought to our attention by the latest Spiderman franchise.

By: Abraham Estrada

Abraham Estrada — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:07:36 +0000

Follow-up to previous comment. Heath Ledger, who played the Joker in THE DARK KNIGHT won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Enough said.

By: Abraham Estrada

Abraham Estrada — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:01:46 +0000

Why are BATMAN BEGINS & THE DARK KNIGHT not on the list? These 2 movies made Batman more popular than Superman ever was. Batman is part of pop culture since 1939. There has been more movies made about Batman than any other superhero. He is the most human of all because he doesn’t have any powers or isn’t a mutant.

BIG MISTAKE!!!

By: Paul Shooster

Paul Shooster — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:09:32 +0000

Donnie Darko should be on this list. It incorporates time travel and paranoid schizophrenia, along with other elements of science.

By: michael

michael — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:16:26 +0000

there are a lot that deserve to be on this list but these are the obvious ones that come to mind:

the russian film “ugly swans” (gadkie lebedi, 2006) – amazing movie, mostly about human evolution.

the spanish film “los cronocrimenes” (timecrimes, 2007) – great time travel movie about human nature.

“naqoyqatsi” (2002) – portrays quite frighteningly some of the implications of our sciences.

and then there’s a couple good old entertaining holywood sci-fi fare with good questions/messages:

“minority report” (2002) and “district 9″ (2009)

By: Laura Helmuth

Laura Helmuth — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:39:18 +0000

Winged Migration had some gorgeous footage of flying birds. Unfortunately, the narration was inane.