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Originally Posted by Thomas W. Bethe  As with most of science fiction you have to have some suspension of belief. Can Superman really fly? Can Spiderman spin webs from his hands? Can the whole Starwar's epic really have happened? If all you go to see are movies of this genre that are truthful and believable then I think you are missing out on a lot of great FICTION. I have been a science fiction fanatic since I was in 6th grade. I would say about 80% or more of science fiction is just that FICTION and the other 20% like the movie and book Andromeda Strain is based on fact.
What made this movie any less believable in your eyes from something like Star Wars or Transformers or War of the Worlds?
FWIW and YMMV |
All fiction films involve suspension of disbelief and as you suggest, this requires a certain collaboration on the part of the viewer. We have no disagreement on this point. We might as well accept the fact that we are two different people with different perceptions and opinions on the film, each opinion being neither right or wrong. Be happy that the film made billions of
dollars and that it is easy for you to find people with similar opinions to your own, masses of them.
"The mob is impressed by appearances and results and the world is composed
of the mob". -Machiavelli