Sci-Fi has always kind of been the newfangled version of the fantastical myth, really, and always an entertaining way to encapsulate a "message" in the wrappings of stuff people like. And people have always liked stories where The Elite or The Other are represented as gods, aliens, or monsters, where heroes do amazing things, and maybe a few laws of physics are broken for fun.

Yes, people also tell dumb, meaningless stories just for fun, and sometimes those survive the ages, too, and time and cultural differences can blur the ability to tell which was meant to be which.

So it shouldn't be too surprising that sci-fi/fantasy is pretty much the first target of any cultural revolution .. or what we're really seeing is the birth of a new religion, that's taking over the old myths.

See: Prisoners of Gravity

Also, keep in mind that awards shows are basically retards clapping each other on the back/circle jerking in public. Shamans and storytellers, same thing.

Sci-Fi has always kind of been the newfangled version of the fantastical myth, really, and always an entertaining way to encapsulate a "message" in the wrappings of stuff people like. And people have always liked stories where The Elite or The Other are represented as gods, aliens, or monsters, where heroes do amazing things, and maybe a few laws of physics are broken for fun.

Yes, people also tell dumb, meaningless stories just for fun, and sometimes those survive the ages, too, and time and cultural differences can blur the ability to tell which was meant to be which.

So it shouldn't be too surprising that sci-fi/fantasy is pretty much the first target of any cultural revolution .. or what we're really seeing is the birth of a new religion, that's taking over the old myths.

See: Prisoners of Gravity

Also, keep in mind that awards shows are basically retards clapping each other on the back/circle jerking in public.