POP-CULTURE SCIENCE FICTION allows us to bring into focus collective concerns through the filter of very personal reactions. It has taken the form of literature or cinema and usually relies on over-the-top metaphors to transform real-life concerns into abstractions. A few examples of films that fit this description are : Invasion of the Body Snatchers, They Live, Stalker, Dawn of the Dead, Valerie and her Week of Wonders.
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