I was reading Science In Cinema when I began to think about what topics I would discuss about a piece of science fiction (SF)

1. The time during which the piece was filmed or written

• What social concerns are relevant (examples: the Cold War)
• What technology was available
• What breakthroughs were happening in STEM fields

2. What is the fiction in the SF

• What wasn’t possible when the work was made
• What isn’t possible now
• Where does this rank on the “Impossibility Scale” (refer to Physics of the Impossible)

3. What is the fact in the SF

• What was possible when the work was made
• What is possible now
• How accurate is it shown
• How does it relate to the plot

4. What is the main theme

• What is the main concern of the work
• What are major themes shown
• How does science relate to these themes

5. Ethics addressed

• What would our society think about the implications of science in the work
• What would the reader or viewer do in the same situation and what is their view on it