5 Outstanding Sci-Fi Shootout Scenes

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Science fiction is often a medium concerned with taking concepts from other genres of fiction and shifting them into a new location to see what changes. One of the favorite topics of sci-fi authors is the future of combat. Since guns are the weapons of the modern day, it stands to reason that they'll be the mainstay of the future as well.

The weapon of choice in a work of fiction informs its unique action. Dune wouldn't be what it is today without its stellar knife combat scenes. Star Wars is packed with laser weaponry, but the lightsaber is its favorite armament. Other sci-fi stories take a grittier route and choose the gun.

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Realism is a fun tool when it comes to shootout scenes. It's not a binary, it's a slider with a million different points. The Wachowskis' seminal work of cyberpunk fiction features some of the most influential action scenes in cinematic history. It's one of those films that's weird to watch in the modern era because everything that's come out since its release has taken ideas from it. There are plenty of kung fu battles and unique fight scenes that make up the film's iconic action tapestry, but none more gripping than the lobby shootout. Neo and Trinity making their way through the metal detectors, only to reveal their hip-mounted arsenal and waste a room of cops is one of the best opening beats of an action scene, and it just builds from there. It's one of the best scenes in sci-fi history, and it makes great use of the film's unique dream-like world.

Neil Blomkamp's directorial debut received praise for a number of well-executed aspects, landing it among the best-received sci-fi films of the modern era. Its grim social commentary, brilliant