Science Fiction is not just another Genre

The first few names that come to mind when one speaks of Sci-fi movies are

BLADE RUNNER
TERMINATOR 1,2...
STAR WARS
4400
FIFTH ELEMENT
HEROES
AEONFLUX
E.T.

ALIEN, ALIENS... and more ALIENS

Science fiction is often thought of as a genre that speaks of what our tomorrows would be like... a depiction of what our future could hold by all these famous directors.
Will it be magical... as Spielberg predicts as a natural progression of articial intelligence, or will it be dark and bleak with constant antagonistic struggles of life as seen in most of Ridley Scotts' production and will our future be one that is void of human emotions... of a Verhoeven's cybernetic organismic nation built to outlast and is desensitized?

Whatever views we hold of this genre is borne out of questions which are eager for answers, of this life that we all live. The love and passion we put into our lifetime, what does it lead us to? What is it that makes the human race so special? What is it that sets us apart from other life forms? What makes the human spirit so indestructible?

Contrary to popular beliefs, science fiction is unlike any other genres. It is not one that can be classified by a certain setting or sequence. It is not just about space ships and hi tech equipments, it is not about flying men and supernatural powers and neither is it about monsters and aliens...It goes well beyond that. It questions of our lifes to come. It questions our futures at a supremely philosophical level. It questions our mere existence and those to come.