Activism? Punditry? Stance? Screed?
Speculative fiction often tackles weighty, real-life issues. Ranging from subtly nuanced satire to overtly biased seriousness, addressing the scare of the moment or lasting, endemic concerns, poorly- or well-made …
Whether or not you agree with the position taken (if any), what’s your favorite example, and why?Fahrenheit 451?
Godzilla?
The Man in the White Suit?
V for Vendetta?
The Day After Tomorrow? {cringe}—-
“Science fiction is a great activist literature: it has this tradition, expectation, even requirement that your fiction be a social actor.” - Author Cory Doctorow, May 2010
I actually like Soylent Green (or its progenitor, Make Room! Make Room!) for this. OVERPOPULATION, MAN!!!