Futuristic and Sci-Fi Movies

Look, you can categorize it however you please. Personally, I view Fatherland exclusively as SF. If it doesn't fit that mold for some people, it’s simply because our definition of SF isn't sufficiently refined. In those instances, we're talking pure fantasy—an entirely imagined world—yet there lies the contradiction: it remains anchored to precise historical data.

I would actually place it within some sort of subgenre of time travel. Concepts like traversing time or slipping into alternative realities are the closest parallels we have—they aren't distinct enough to warrant an entirely new category, yet they remain too disconnected to be lumped into the same one.

At the end of the day, we can all agree that, in some capacity, we perceive Fatherland as SF.

Richard Howard2 said:I would genuinely suggest placing it within a specific sub-category dedicated to time travel. To my mind, the concepts of traveling through time and navigating alternative realities are the closest possible relatives—they aren't quite tethered enough to warrant their own entirely separate category, yet they remain sufficiently distinct that they shouldn't be lumped together under one single heading.

It truly would be most ideal if science fiction were treated, just like any other genre, as merely a sub-category under the broader umbrella of a genre we might call TIME TRAVEL.

Larry Moore49 said:It would be far more logical if science fiction were treated, just like any other genre, as a mere subcategory of the broader TIME TRAVEL category.

If you don't have anything substantive to contribute, the most intelligent course of action is to remain silent...

One might argue that it is far more prudent to remain silent than to attempt to categorize something under the subgenre of time travel when it simply does not belong there.

Larry Moore49 said:You're suggesting it would be wiser to remain silent rather than attempt to squeeze something into a subgenre of time travel where it simply doesn't fit.

If you absolutely insist on peddling nonsense, then silence is indeed the more prudent course of action.

If you feel the need to carve out a specific niche within SF to deal with alternative realities, then by all means, go right ahead.

Richard Howard2 said:If you absolutely insist on talking nonsense...

Now, if I am truly being forced to indulge in such nonsense,
... then I shall simply establish an entirely unique subgenre within SF dedicated exclusively to alternative realities, and I will give it the exact same title used for the category dealing with time travel.