Architecture and sci-fi films have similar aims in some sense. They are both artifacts that generate interactions via a physical existence that comes through woolgathering and multiple experiments.
However, the difference is that sci-fi films shape the way we investigate the future. They can act as an inspiration to create an utopia from cybercities, which is “the mixture of cyberspace and urban dystopia”. The futuristic and fantasy world do not help us escape from the reality, but to raise reflections on the current problems and help us better understand the reality.
In this pandemic time, each of us is building virtual connectivity or cyber-network in the reality. Continuing with the development of cyberspace, cities and people will be more interconnected within urban jungle globally and virtually. The boundary will go beyond physical to virtuality. Hence, situations in sci-fi films may turn into reality in the not distant future.
Reference
Davis, D. W. (2010). Technology and (Chinese) Ethnicity. In Cinema’s at the City’s Edge: Film and Urban Networks in East Asia, edited by Braester, Y. and Tweedie, J. Hong Kong: HKU Press.
—Law Vanessa Lok Tung 3035825095
Your highlight on how cyber-network is our current reality is on point. Giving this idea more space in your writing would be a great way to strengthen your argument. As we merge into this virtual connectivity, how would you think it affects society? What are the pros and cons of this kind of connectivity, if there is any? Thinking (and writing) your argument through series of consequential questions will help your audience to follow your train-of-thoughts more easily, and therefore follow your argument better. Lastly, remember to use a proper citation when referring to works of others.