Character-Driven Science Fiction: Ten Films Exploring Consciousness, Identity, and Morality

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Character-driven science fiction uses unfamiliar settings and memorable protagonists to explore what it means to be alive, as shown by Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin, Oscar Isaac in Ex Machina, Joaquin Phoenix in Her, Ethan Hawke in Gattaca, Sharlto Copley in District 9, Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donatas Banionis in Solaris, Amy Adams in Arrival, Clive Owen in Children of Men, and Sigourney Weaver in Alien.