The Cultural Foundations of Screenwriting: Scientific Romanticism
In this introduction to Dimitri Vorontzov s latest article series, we explore the basics of scientific romanticism, from Indiana Jones to Tony Stark, and what it means for storytelling.
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how well do you know your romantic science?
Contrary to what it may sound like, I’m not asking about your expertise in sweeping people off their feet and making them swoon.
No scientific romanticism is a trend in science that served as an intellectual foundation for one of the most financially successful movies of all times: James Cameron’s 2009 mega-blockbuster