Sci-Fi movies and TV series have been
the most favorite among the viewers. The presentation of hi-tech next-gen
gadgets, vehicles, robots, and other technology make these science fictions
more appealing. Any Sci-Fi movie is almost incomplete without a spaceship.
Taking the cue, just for the reader’s entertainment, this blog has listed below
five Sci-Fi Spaceships that appeared in a 70s-80s-or 90s movie but still we
can’t forget them as even new 21st century released movies are
re-producing those spaceships.
1. Valley Forge
Seen
in the a 1972 released American science fiction film “Silent Running,” Valley
Forge is one of the unforgettable Sci-Fi spaceship. The Valley Forge was a
fleet of ships that was located near Saturn. This spaceship was shown
containing the last of Earth’s forests. Valley Forge was the last surviving
ship with forest because all other forests on earth were destroyed after orders
from the Earth. But one botanist on-board at Forge refused to destroy the last
surviving earth forest. The design of this spaceship can be compared with the
real life barges that are seen on canals covered with pot plants.
The
following picture gives a comparison of Valley Forge’s design with real life
substance:
2. Engineers’ Ship
Engineers’
Ship is alien-looking Sci-Fi ship that appeared in the 1979 movie titled Aliens
and again in the 2012 movie “Prometheus” Engineers’ ship again got featured on
the silver screen. The ship looks very weird and iconic. Although, at the first
look, the design appears to be a random one but actually the design is meant to
provide a not-so-subtle look to the ship. Concept artist HR Giger designed this
ship. In real life, this ship can be compared with a catamaran.
The
following picture gives a comparison of Engineers’ Ship design with real life
substance:
3. Asgard Ships
Asgard
Ships were shown in the Canadian-American science fiction television series
named Stargate SG-1. It was an adventure and military science fiction
production. These ships were shown as one of the most powerful races that the
SGC encountered. Asgard Ships had vessels that would use a force through which
these can be reckoned. These ships looked very aesthetic and its design was a
combination of Viking iconography and classic space ship lines. This makes the Asgard
ships look like reminiscent of floating long ships in space or like a very big
bottle opener or the back side of a sword.
4. Mothership
Shown
in the Steven Spielberg’s 1977 released American science fiction film “Close
Encounters of The Third Kind,” Mothership is indeed one of the most
unforgettable Sci-Fi Spaceship that can mesmerize the viewers even after more
than 30 years of its release on silver screen. Built by Greg Jein and designed
by Ralph McQuarrie, Mothership was inspired from the nocturnal view of an oil
refinery that Spielberg came across in India. The design of the ship can also
be compared with a Cathedral at Christmas.
The
following picture gives a comparison of Mothership’s design with real life
substance:
5. Prometheus
The
list will be incomplete without discussing about the Prometheus spaceship that
appeared in the 2012 released movie titled Prometheus. In the movie, this ship
was at certain point shown as a great thing while at some point it was
showcased as an awful creation. But whatever, Prometheus felt like a functional
and real spaceship, especially during the shot when the protagonist Janek was shown standing on the cockpit’s window. In real life Prometheus looks like a
big giant growling dinosaur.
The
following picture gives a comparison of Prometheus’s design with real life
substance:
The
history of Hollywood movies has so many sci-fi movies and spaceships that it is
really difficult to list them all, but the aforementioned five are a few of the
unforgettable Sci-Fi spaceships.
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