Many have called Outland a film that is basically High Noon in outer space, borrowing key elements from the classic western and placing them in a futuristic space mining station. In fact, at one point the doctor says "here comes the calvary." What elements, if any, do you see as correlating to the western genre? How are the science fiction aspects handled in the film - in particular how is the space station (in lieu of the space ship) treated and what does it represent in this film? How is this film a part of the science fiction lexicon, and how are other aspects of technology handled? What conventions of either genre help to build suspense in the film?
For your post please make sure to address all questions, though do so in
a complete and cohesive manner (please do not just answer them without
explaining the questions somehow). You should also note that for your
blog posts for this class, you are welcome to do half of them in an more
untraditional manner - for example as Vlog posts instead, though you
should make sure that their content is still equal to the requirements
of a written out post.
As always 400 words is the minimum. Post is due by Friday, Feb 22nd.
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