Alasdair Beckett-King noticed how doomed space travelers in movies always manage to leave behind video evidence of their demise. This is very handy for the hero who comes after, as it sets up a challenge to avoid the same fate. Yeah, turning around and going back home would be the best option, but that never happens because the movie would end too soon.

It's a given in science fiction thrillers that sending out a distress signal, or recording a chronicle for posterity, is more important to the character than fighting back or hiding or figuring out some tactic to save his own life. In these spaceships, the camera is always on, and the character is always talking. But if it moves the plot along, sure, we'll allow it. -via <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/character-is-about-to-die-in-space-movie/">Laughing Squid</a>&nbsp; #AlasdairBeckettKing #sciencefiction #scifi #spacemovie