{"product_id":"vivid-tomorrows-david-brin-9781476683386","title":"Vivid Tomorrows: On Science Fiction and Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e Can science fiction--especially sci-fi cinema--save the world? It already has, many times. Retired officers testify that films like \u003ci\u003eDoctor Strangelove, Fail-Safe, On the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar Games\u003c\/i\u003e provoked changes and helped prevent accidental war. \u003ci\u003eSoylent Green\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSilent Running\u003c\/i\u003e recruited millions of environmental activists. \u003ci\u003eThe China Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e and countless movies about plagues helped bring attention to those failure modes. And the grand-daddy of \"self-preventing prophecy\"--\u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e--girded countless citizens to stay wary of Big Brother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's not been all dire warnings. While optimism is much harder to dramatize than apocalypse, both large and small screens have also encouraged millions to lift their gaze, contemplating how we might get better, incrementally, or else raise grandchildren worthy of the stars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Come along on a quirky quest for unusual insights into the power of forward-looking media. How the romantic allure of feudalism tugs at men and women who benefited vastly from modernity. Or explore why almost every Hollywood film preaches Suspicion of Authority, along with tolerance, diversity and personal eccentricity, and how those messages helped keep us free. No one is spared scrutiny! Not Spielberg or Tolkien or Cameron or Costner... nor Dune or demigods or zombie flicks. Certainly not George Lucas or Ayn Rand! Though some critiques are offered from a lifetime of respect and love... and gratitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Brin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476683387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476683386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"David Brin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045480067327,"sku":"9781476683386","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2763ff24-72d6-4b06-882d-d1c62fde8d8d.jpg?v=1684979003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vivid-tomorrows-david-brin-9781476683386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}