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Appendix- The Films

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    Appendix: The Films

    Judith Sebesta and Ph.D.

    Below is a list of the Cli-Fi Films discussed in any detail in this resource, with links to more information in Wikipedia (when available).

    3. Cli-Fi Films

    Soylent Green (1973) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green]

    Day of the Animals (1977) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Animals]

    4. Humans/”Civilization” (bad) vs. Aliens/Nature/Indigenous Populations (good)

    FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/FernGu...st_Rainforest]

    Princess Mononoke (1997) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke]

    The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da...h_Stood_Still]

    Avatar (2009) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar]

    Twister (1996) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(1996_film)]

    5. Post-Climapocalyptic Dystopias

    Waterworld (1995) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterworld]

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/A.I._A..._Intelligence]

    The Day After Tomorrow (2004) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_After_Tomorrow]

    The Road (2009) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_(2009_film)]

    Hell (2011) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_(2011_film)]

    The Colony (2013) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colony_(2013_film)]

    Snowpiercer (2014) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowpiercer]

    Interstellar (2014) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(film)]

    Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road]

    6. Heroes & Deus Ex Machina

    The Hunger Games (2012) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games]

    Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsm...ecret_Service]

    Avengers: Infinity War (2018) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Infinity_War]

    Avengers: Endgame (2019) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame]

    7. Psychological Thrillers

    The Fire Next Time (2005)

    Take Shelter (2011) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Shelter]

    Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Beasts...Southern_Wild]

    First Reformed (2017) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Reformed]

    Mother! (2017) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother!]

    Parasite (2019) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_(2019_film)]

    8. Comedies

    The American President (1996) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_President]

    Downsizing (2017) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Downsizing_(film)]

    Don’t Look Up (2021) [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Up]

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