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Science fiction movies have long explored our future concerns and hopes. In the 21st century, as technology and society have rapidly advanced, the genre has become more relevant than ever, presenting ...

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When Mary Shelley publishedFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus in 1818, she wasn’t just writing a gothic horror novel—she ...