Nelson Lee

The genre of science fiction was built on the anthology format. In the 30’s pulp magazines were dedicated to bringing readers short stories of strange creatures inhabiting far off worlds. In the 60’s TV shows like The Outer Limits expanded our minds with morality tales of bizarre goings on from week to week. In the 21st century the format seems to be limited to short-lived revivals of The Twilight Zone that ultimately fail to gain an audience. Now in the realm of film we are given the gift of 5 Galaxies to explore the emotional impact of possible futures on the human race with beautiful visual landscapes. I must admit, I was given the opportunity to review 5 Galaxies earlier this year under it’s original title A.I. Tales, but was never able to gather the enthusiasm to put words to the experience of watching the collection of sci-fi stories. My only excuse is that I have been trained by Hollywood to expect big action extravaganzas like Star Wars or Transformers