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Comforting science fiction (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by nodimetotie@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

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Which sci-fi titles (movies, books) do you consider comforting, cozy, something you come back to from time to time? For me, I guess it is The Matrix. Still holds up to this day, gets better with every re-watch, and gives me a sense of peace when I need it.

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[–] val@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't feel a lack of closure. It was still a few years before mass serialization of TV so episodes are largely self contained. There's a movie that came out afterwards that gives some answers to a few questions that weren't wrapped up.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Agree. For me the problem with it ending too soon is mostly that I liked it and wanted more , but it wasn’t really a single overarching story that needed an ending.

Contrast it with Babylon 5 where the overall story arc was everything