Of course, a lot of science fiction movies are junk. I think many would agree that Metropolis (1927) is still one of the very best science fiction films ever created. (I have watched the first Star Wars: A New Hope at least fifteen times.) Along the way I also discovered science fiction films produced prior to my birth, including such early classics as Metropolis and Things to Come. I have followed its cinematic evolution through the decades, perhaps being compulsively addicted to watching (and frequently re-watching) every new film that caught my eye. Like everything else in the universe, science fiction films have evolved since I was first held spellbound by visions of outer space and time travel, sitting as a kid in the Alhambra Theatre in Waterbury, Connecticut. They captured me right at the core of my psyche, and at six or seven years old, I actually wrote a science fiction story inspired by watching The War of the Worlds. As a young boy, I was mesmerized by these films. Growing up in the 1950s, I was fortunate to see Forbidden Planet, The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, and many other early classic films when they first were released. Before beginning to read science fiction, my life-long love for the genre began in the movies.
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