TV or theatrical SF movies where someone integral DIDN'T die, yet it was great anyway...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, October 10, 2010 14:08
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Parameters here: No killing a beloved character, no killing the "bad" guy, no killing someone important to the main character(s).
My list is incredibly SHORT (Shakespeare has had his evil effect, it seems):
Superman II
Man From Atlantis
Planet Earth
Wargames
Spacecamp
Short Circuit
City of Ember
Empire Strikes Back
Close Encounters
E.T.
Incredible Hulk (theatrical movie)
Fantastic 4 (1 & 2)
I MUST be missing some...
I just want to list movies where death isn't the answer to a "bad" guy, and it isn't the compelling factor to a "good" guy.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Back to the Future
That's all I got right now, I'll have to think on that.
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YES! I KNEW I was forgettin' something!
The laughing Chrisisall
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Flight of the Navigator?
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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Tough question that would definitely lead to a short list. You've mentioned the first ones I thought of and when I think I've found some more I remember that someone died. Bugger.
So could 'Moon' count?
Strictly speaking Sam Bell does die but he does get to live on as well. May be pushing the boundaries of the question a bit much for this one.
And the only other one I can think of to add to the list is Pixar's 'Wall-E'.
"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall
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SPOILERS FOR CITY OF EMBER
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I thought the mayor (Bill Murray) died at the end, eaten by a giant critter (albeit not onscreen). At least, I remember it that way. Could someone please correct me on that?
The Codex Menduri: http://mendur.blogspot.com
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No, you're right, the Mayor became mole food.
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Galaxy Quest
Dark City (is that considered sci-fi?)
The Matrix
:-)
SGG
Tawabawho?
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Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:
Dark City (is that considered sci-fi?)
Yeah, but it wouldn't count, since not only does the hero go on his quest because of murders, the second lead dies, and the hero also kills the bad guy and eradicates his whole race.
It really, really involves some death.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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The list is going to be short no matter how much we rack our brains, though. Screenwriting 101's basic rule is, conflicts should be on the life and death scale. It's the most universally understood motivation.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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