Advice on sci-fi screenplays to read

[jdef75]

@ Dr Vergerus:

Well I think you're on the right track with the scripts you've mentioned:
Alien, Aliens, Starship Troopers etc...

And the other screenplays mentioned in this thread are all excellent sci fi works.

But don't worry so much about techno babble, instead look for the ways in which the writers elevated the material through theme, satire (Starship Troopers is so much more than Soldiers versus Bugs) and the creative subversion of genre conventions.

James Cameron in particular has a special genius that allows him to capture the contemporary zeitgeist in his films. Unlike many other filmmakers, no matter how old he gets, Cameron always seems to have his finger on the collective pulse of the movie going public. Aliens was written with a very distinct motif that resonated in the 80s.

BTW I think your english is great, you express yourself well, especially given that english is your second language. But I understand your need to read more to gain confidence.