Ghostbusters: Scifi or Fantasy?

POSTED BY: DMI
UPDATED: Thursday, March 10, 2011 21:14
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DREAMTROVE

Thursday, March 10, 2011 8:04 PM

It's just a trainwreck. Another flaw, common to sequels, is no story contrast. If you think about PotC or Raiders or Jurassic Park or Alien or any decent movie, contrast is key:

Scary is only scary if the scene before it is not scary. Funny is funny if it contrasts with serious, and is unexpected. An unexpected contrasting absurdity that shines an inner truth is decently funny. Funny after funny after funny is slapstick. While this is entertaining when leslie nielsen does it, it's impossible to carry on a serious story underneath.

Sorry if I said this already.

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

TRAVELER

Thursday, March 10, 2011 8:45 PM

When I go to the library or a bookstore I find fantasy novels under science fiction. They don't distinguish between them.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

DMI

Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bytemite:
Actually... The film has a number of shout-outs to actual real world paranormal phenomena that have been documented, but that perhaps depends on whether you consider the field of paranormal research a scientific field. I wouldn't be surprised if none of us here did.

In any case, none of those phenomena actually apply to or shape the story.

Here's an alternative: Why don't we call it speculative fiction and call it good?

I've always liked the term speculative fiction, but whatever you call it's all good. I just thought it would be a good discussion starter.

Interesting point though: I consider Ghostbusters scifi and yet I don't consider the field of paranormal research a scientific one. Hypocrisy? There's something I might have to own up to...

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