Dans Movies offers very popular sci-fi movies. One is Dans une galaxie près de chez-vous. Released in 2004. Produced in Quebec – Canada. It has become very popular among all age groups. The movie is a parody of a big budget science fiction movie like Star Trek.
The English meaning of the film’s title is “galaxy near you”. The earth has become unsuitable for human life. A spaceship from Canada leaves Earth for the galaxy to find a place to live for the Earth’s inhabitants. The humorous parodies make the movie very interesting. The film’s success prompted the release of The Galaxy II in 2008.
The second film is Le Voyage dans la lune. The English meaning of the film is “Journey to the Moon”. It is a black and white science fiction cinema released in 1902. It is based on two popular novels at the time: “From the Earth to the Moon” by Jules Verne and “The First Men in the Moon” by H.G. Wells. It was written and directed by Georges Méliès.
The trip to the moon was technologically ahead of its time. The animation and special effects made this movie very popular for its time. It was 14 minutes long. It is enjoyed even today as a classic science fiction movie. Two music videos have been made in recent years with similar photography as this one. You can now judge the popularity of the original movie.
Two of David Bowie’s films are also fantasy and science fiction films. The first is “The Man Who Fell to Earth”. David Bowie plays an alien from an outer planet. He came to earth to find water. He gets lost in the power generated by his many inventions. This movie won critical acclaim.
He plays the role of “Gareth the Goblin King” in the fantasy sci-fi movie “Labyrinth”. It is a mysterious yet extremely powerful creature in the movie. The movie has been coined as a cult classic. David Bowie has had huge success in movies along with tremendous success as a singer.
Kenny Rogers films are also very successful. He is a country music and pop singer. His movies like Long Shot and Six Pack were huge hits. He has starred in several films that were made exclusively for television.
Copyright @ 2008 Ajay Shah