It’s probably more common to see a dystopian setting in ascience-fictionmovie than a utopian one.

Pessimism or harsh realism is great for the sci-fi genre, but it shouldn’t be everything.

There might be flying saucers, people getting disintegrated, or various landmarks getting blown up.

Optimistic Sci-Fi

Naturally, it’s not a future most would want to live in.

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Louise Banks (Amy Adams) stands in a grassy field, in front of an alien spacecraft in Arrival.

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Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore in a scene from Her (2013).

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The production design of Metropolis

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A Trip to the Moon

A pod exits the Discovery One spaceship.

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An alien ship attracting a crowd in Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Until the End of the World - 1991

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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

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The cast of Pacific Rim, led by Charlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi

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star trek the motion picture wormhole

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