In science fiction, cities always seem to collapse, be fled, and be rebelled. However, when the author looked at the various forms of the future city, he talked about the possible crisis. I was gradually attracted by this diverse and heterogeneous civilization form, where things and ideas are constantly declining and collapsing, and new knowledge and creation are continually being born. In this chapter, the author mentioned the migratory city, which can also relate to our urban trends. He takes New York as an example, a big migrant city containing lots of migratory workers and hobos. Due to that situation, it encounters a hobo jungle. However, in the science fiction movies, the city is a vast mobile station wagon that walks the city. It reminds me of ‘The Wandering Earth’, when the threat of death and the desire to escape is imminent, all other ancillary feelings seem unimportant.
Liya Lin, 3035952018
Appreciate that you brought in the example of The Wandering Earth, where migration is taken to the planetary scale. Can you further clarify the connection between migrant cities and migratory cities? Overall, the clarity of the writing can be improved.