Tag: Time travel (in science fiction)

Intense lightning storm over dark clouds nature image atmospheric dramatic weather phenomenon

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Gary Varner
Date
July 5, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
A Sound of Thunder (2005), Terminator franchise, Time travel (in science fiction)}

A Sound of Thunder: Comparing the Film With the Short Story

_{What’s the same? What’s changed? What works and what doesn’t} _{Gary Varner
July 5, 2025

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I compliment the writers for constructing a scenario where it is actually conceivable for time travelers to enter the past without altering it. Read More ›

butterfly emerges from digital world showcasing beautiful effect of technology on nature wonders

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Gary Varner
Date
June 28, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Butterfly Effect, Eckels (in Sound of Thunder), Ray Bradbury (1920‒2012), Sound of Thunder (film 2005), Sound of Thunder (short story 1952), Time travel (in science fiction), Travis (Sound of Thunder)}

A Sound of Thunder: Does the Famous Butterfly Effect Make Sense?

_{I am going to look at the 1952 short story first — the premises and the plot — before tackling the 2005 film} _{Gary Varner
June 28, 2025

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I think “A Sound of Thunder” has remained popular partially because the butterfly effect is a unique idea if nothing else. Read More ›

Futuristic tunnel with blue and orange light streaks receding into the distance. A bright glow at the end creates a sense of perspective and depth.

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Gary Varner
Date
June 21, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Featured, James Cameron, Terminator series, Time travel (in science fiction)}

My Parting Thoughts on the Terminator Series

_{Nostalgia is powerful enough to make people stay away from new films if those films undermine what they loved about past ones} _{Gary Varner
June 21, 2025

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If writers make the old victories meaningless, the new victories will be meaningless as well, and no one will care about whatever new story appears. Read More ›

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Gary Varner
Date
May 24, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Dani Ramos (Terminator Dark Fate), Fiction and emotional stakes, John Connor (in Terminator: Dark Fate), Multiverse (in science fiction), Time travel (in science fiction)}

Terminator Dark Fate: Just Too Many Johns Now

_{Here’s Part 3 of my review: How multiverses and time travel can doom a story} _{Gary Varner
May 24, 2025

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There are plenty of dumb errors in movies, but Dark Fate made the most obvious mistake I’ve ever seen. Read More ›

Time travel concept. Abstract spiral of flying clocks in a colorful vortex.

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Gary Varner
Date
May 3, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
John Connor (in Terminator Genisys), John Connor (Terminator Genisys 2015), Kyle Reese (Terminator Genisys), Pops (Terminator Genisys 2015), Sarah Connor (Terminator Genisys), Terminator Genisys (2015), Time travel (in science fiction)}

Terminator Genisys Review, Part 10: Too Many Time Machines!

_{Terminator Genisys was simply removed from the canon, and for good reason, as we will see} _{Gary Varner
May 3, 2025

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I have warned about the perils of using time travel in storytelling. This movie is a prime example of the problems I was talking about. Read More ›

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Gary Varner
Date
July 6, 2024

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Dr. Brand (Interstellar 2014), Edmunds planet (Interstellar 2014), Joseph Cooper (Interstellar 2014), Murphy Cooper (Interstellar 2014), TARS (Interstellar 2014), Time travel (in science fiction)}

Interstellar 2014, Part 5: Time Travel Saves — But Also Destroys

_{Time travel solves some problems for planet Earth but it turns out to be no match for human mortality and sundered relationships} _{Gary Varner
July 6, 2024

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While the film begins well, it eventually falls into the trap of spectacle over substance. But I recommend it for the music, the acting, and the visuals. Read More ›

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Gary Varner
Date
June 29, 2024

Categorized
Science Fiction

Tagged
Dr. Brand (Interstellar 2014), Edmunds planet (Interstellar 2014), Joseph Cooper (Interstellar 2014), Murphy Cooper (Interstellar 2014), Romilly (Interstellar 2014), TARS (Interstellar 2014), They (Interstellar 2014), Time travel (in science fiction)}

Interstellar (2014), Review Part 4: So Who Are “They” Anyway?

_{Will we at last find out?} _{Gary Varner
June 29, 2024

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Science Fiction}

Cooper says that the mysterious "They" have “evolved.” How in the world did natural selection select the fifth dimension? Read More ›