Every year, on 28th February, National Science Day is observed in India to honour the discovery of the Raman effect by Sir C. V. Raman on the same day in 1928.
On this national science day, today, let's find out how we can celebrate this day in a grand manner. From conference to exhibition or trainings, a lot of productive things are conducted on science day. Let's take another route, exploring science in an entertaining way. Yes, we are talking about sci-fi movies. Science fiction is basically tomorrow's reality.
Outer space, new worlds, technological advancements like artificial intelligence, the science-fiction movies take us beyond our imagination. It helps us dreaming about impossible futures. In this article, we will recommend you some exciting sci-fi movies to watch on this special day.
We are all aware of artificial intelligence now, right? Even kids are using AI nowadays. More than two decades ago the master director Steven Spielberg made a film on this concept which is still considered as an iconic one in this genre. This movie is available on Prime video.
There are no so many sci-fi movies which you can watch with your children. However, you can watch this Andrew Stanton directorial with your kids, which will surely leave a great impact about our planetary system and nature. Wall-E is available on Disney Hotstar.
Here comes the brilliance of Denis Villeneuve again. This great director has delivered some of the best modern sci-fi movies in last ten years. Arrival is a classic story of alien invasion and establishing a communication with them. This is available on Prime video.
Legendary director Stanley Kubrick delivered one of the greatest sci-fi movies of 20th century in the form of 2001: A Space Odyssey. This extraordinary piece of art greatly influenced many directors to make movies on sci-fi genre. This is available on Prime video.
Want to explore the wonders of space and time? Don't miss this Christopher Nolan directorial, a masterpiece that takes audience on an emotional and scientific journey through space. Based on real astrophysics concepts, like wormholes, time dilation, and black holes, the visuals were developed with the help of nobel laureate Kip Thorne. This is available on Prime video.
Interested to learn about the unsung heroes of NASA? This is an inspiring movie depicting the true story of three African-American women—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who played vital roles in NASA’s early space missions. The movie highlights brilliance of these scientists in mathematics and engineering, breaking racial and gender barriers while shaping space exploration history. The movie is available on JioHotstar.
Through a life of a scientist, we get to learn a lot of new things. In this category, there are two absolute must watch movies. These two are Christopher Nolan directorial Oppenheimer (2023) and The Theory of Everything (2014). Oppenheimer sheds light on the ethical and scientific complexities of nuclear weapons, making it a thought-provoking watch. The later one depicts the life of Stephen Hawking and his contributions to black hole theory and general relativity while exploring his personal struggles with ALS.
Apart from that, The Matrix (1999), Gravity (2013), Minority Report (2002), Gattaca (1997), Contact (1997), The Star War series, Avatar, Terminator belongs to this list of wonderful sci-fi movies.
Great sci-fi movies deliver mind-bending visuals with mindblowing ideas. Get your popcorn ready and enjoy these game-changing and iconic sci-fi movies today!
