Order 983069: Science Fiction: What Do We Fear?

Task 7

Watch the full-length feature film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956, 1 hour 32 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCmpaaB6pwk&feature=youtu.be

The article above points out that science fiction, historically, expressed anxiety about contemporary world affairs and provided a forum for commentary on social and political issues.

Write a 5-paragraph review of Invasion of the Body Snatchers that makes and supports an argument answering the following question: What fears and anxieties about contemporary issues in 1956 does the film show, and how? Take a particular stance (for example, is it primarily fear of Communism, anxiety about nuclear war, something else?), and include specific details from the film to evidence your claim.

THE ABOVE IS 1 PAGE

LESSON 7

Activity 2: Science Fiction Today. Watch the below clips from the television series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=PJTonrzXTJs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4i3_p4GYVY

Write 1 paragraph on why you think this story is so relevant in this particular historical moment. What contemporary fears and anxieties does it capture?

Activity 3: Compare and Contrast across Eras. Write a 3-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting the ways fear and anxiety feature in the science fiction of the 1950s versus the science fiction of today.  What comparisons can be drawn? In what ways do the fears and anxieties differ? Which contemporary worldwide affairs and/or social and political issues are relevant in which times? How do the representations of the future compare and how do they differ?

THE ABOVE 4 PARAGRAPHS CAN BE ON 1 PAGE