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If you talk to your plants even if everyone thinks you are crazy, science has something to tell you: you’re not so crazy

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When in January 2012, Risto Mejide said that of “You sing like a diva, but you move like a plant“I did not know that I was completely wrong. And not only for Natalia, the contestant of ‘You do vouchers’ to which he directed those pearls, but because, under that static appearance, the plants do not stop doing things. And not by chance, no. Plants are not only able to detect threats, but activate a whole series of defensive reactions that have intrigued scientists for decades. Everything starts with a bite. Heidi Appel and Rex Cocroft met at a seminar at the University of Missouri and, quickly, saw that His interests fit. Cocroft was one of the great experts in biotremology (the branch of biology that studies the role of vibrations and sound in life) and had been analyzing how insects use the stem of plants to communicate. Do you listen? Apple was an expert in ecological chemistry and listening to those recordings (specifically how the caterpillars of the butterflies of the Col bit tiny mustard plants) had an idea: what if the plants could listen to them? And if that explained that, suddenly, plants activated a whole series of physiological reactions to “attack” the caterpillars? Answering that question was not easy. We had to measure laser vibrations and try to understand what plants could really hear. On the other hand, we had to quantify “how plants care and how.” However, it was enough to measure in real time what happened to the first bite of an caterpillar to verify that, indeed, the plants listened. And not just that. “What is surprising and great is that these plants only create defense responses to feeding vibrations and not to wind or other vibrations in the same frequency as the chewing caterpillar,” Appel explained. They discovered that, in fact, it was enough to expose plants to the sound of chewing so that glucosinolate levels (that defensive response) triggered. Does this mean that putting music to plants is a good idea? No, it doesn’t mean that. “This field is somewhat obsessed with its history of putting music to plants. That kind of stimulus is so far from the natural ecology of plants that it is very difficult to interpret their answers,” Cocroft explained. What it really means is that what we usually think about plants is often wrong. A mistake that, little by little, we are waking up. Image | Annie Spratt In Xataka | We have found a plant capable of producing 40 cannabinoids. A closer plant evolutionarily to lettuce that to hemp

Lack of motivation is a problem for productivity. The trick to avoid it is simple according to science: start

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Complete your goals and be more efficient with your time, both work and personal, may seem a complicated challenge, especially when procrastination is An incombustible threat that gets in your path. Use small tricks for Encourage your motivation which serves as gasoline for Maintain productivity You can make a big difference in how you face your daily tasks. These are four strategies that can help you maintain your motivation and prevent distractions from moving away from your goals. Completing tasks is already a motivation for your brain According to Manu KapurProfessor of Learning Sciences and Higher Education at the ETH of Zurich and author of ‘PRODUCTIVE FAILURE‘, “We like to close paths. We like to finish what we start. In fact, we have a strong affective impact by completing what we have worked in “, He countedProfessor a Fastcompany. This is corroborated by Zeigarnik Bluma Studies In 1927, which gave rise to the call Zeigarnik effect A condition of the brain that prioritizes the retention of that information you need to complete a certain task. On the other hand, Maria Ovsiankina complemented Zeigarnik’s investigations in 1928 demonstratingThe natural tendency of the brain to finish those tasks that you have already started, Even when it is not mandatory to do so. He does it for an unstoppable need to close a door that was kept open. Therefore, one of the Keys to maintain motivation To complete the tasks it is simply starting them. Take the first step. This is what Mel Robbins, speaker, creator of the podcast The Mel Robbins Podcast and author of the book ‘THE POWER OF THE 5 SECONDS: Be brave on a day to day and transform your life‘called in Your Ted talk“Activation energy”. According to Robbins, the greatest ally for procrastination is immobility. Once You dedicate two minutes to a taskthe brain itself finds tools to stay in it until you finish it. 1- Divide tasks One of the reasons why procrastine and the motivation to face tasks is lost is the overwhelming feeling that The task is too big. The solution could not be simpler: divide it into smaller and more manageable tasks. This approach uses what Psychology experts Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer have called “effect of progress.” In their research they analyzed thousands of employee labor newspapers and found that progress, even incremental, in their tasks is the most important factor to maintain labor motivation. Every little achievement achieved release dopamine in the brainwhich activates a sense of reward, thus increasing the levels of motivation. Therefore, these completed tasks have a positive effect on emotional state and motivation, which increases productivity and commitment. Amabile and Kramer’s studies are the key that demonstrates the importance of dividing large goals into small steps to promote a constant sensation of progress. 2- Look back helps continue If the task is longer than expected and you see that your motivation begins to falter, Kapur recommends Change the work perspective That you have to do, on the path you have already traveled. “If you are very far from your goal of swimming 20 lengths, you can say: ‘I came to swim a long one. I have already made five more.’ This system is known as the gradient effect of the objective, and is a concept in psychology and motivation that describes how people tend to increase their effort and motivation as they come to achieve a goal. This phenomenon was initially studied by the Psychologist Clark L. Hull In 1932 and is widely applied to areas such as human behavior, marketing, productivity and personal goals. A 2006 study Made by Kivetz, Urmininsky, and Zheng for the field of neuromarketing, revealed how consumers accelerated their purchases to complete rewards programs. In addition, research in the workplace have shown that, when employees come to complete a project, Its approach and productivity tends to increase. Especially when you are at the beginning of the task, you can fall into the trap of looking towards an objective that obviously still remains far. That perspective acts as a brake for the first advice we gave you, so, to mitigate it, it is much more motivating to take a look at all the work you have already done and put it in value, in front of which it still remains to be done. 3- The fallacy of the sunk cost Have you ever continued seeing a mediocre series or reading a book just because you have already started? Is what is considered Sunk cost fallacywidely cognitive bias studied in psychology and behavioral economy. It refers to the human tendency to persist in a decision, activity or investment simply because we have already dedicated time, money or effort, even when your continuation It is not rational and leads to losses additional Now imagine that, after many years of study, dedication and efforts, you are in a job that is not what you expected and It bores you tremendously. The fallacy of the sunk cost can make you believe that, since you have dedicated so much effort and dedication, you will not change work area to something that, perhaps, motivates you much more. As his own name says, it is a fallacy. The “sunken cost” that represents the training or work done to reach your position is not something that is going to be lost, but adds points to your personal account as an experience, skills and knowledge that can be used in any other sector. “Each recognition is valued and the effort is celebrated. The student realizes that it does not start from scratch, he has relevant previous knowledge, but that they need to be activated, extracted and registered in his mental progress,” says Professor Kapur. 4- The final sprint Have you wondered how a marathon corridor, after having given everything for more than 42 km gets enough energy to tighten the rhythm in the last meters before the goal? It is the power of motivation that drives the brain to end … Read more

Getting coffee in the ass is not a good idea, according to science

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Coffee is a food full of health benefits that we did not know until not too ago. However, introducing it to the anus is not in the list of what scientific evidence recommends to obtain its properties. And not only for a DOSIS MOST DIRECT CAFEINEbut to treat cancer. They are coffee enemas, and they can do more bad than good. PEC. Literally. If you had to write a ‘Young speaking guide‘In recent years, an expression that could not be missing is’ pec’. It is the acronym for “by the ass”, a modernization (and vulgarization, depending on who we ask) of the already classic “it is very cool.” In the case of coffee, it is something that is being carried out in a curious way: enemas. ‘Brain. Are Lavatives of coffee they became fashionable a few years ago due to the advice of the actress and businesswoman ‘Wellness‘Gwyneth Paltrow. Through your brand Goop -Centrada in him lifestyle and alternative well -being And holistic beauty-the actress has sold several cosmetic and well-being products, but also others of the most controversial. On the one hand, Jade eggs and vaginal vapors for intimate health. On the other hand, the Implant-o-rama. The latter is a curious name for something much easier to describe: coffee enemas. Its price is at the level of Best specialty coffee: 150 dollars. These products have been criticized For the scientific community because they lack support and it is not so much that they can be harmful to health, but there are people who replace treatments that support evidence to go to these pseudoscientific practices. The enemas that Paltrow sells, accompanied by phrases of people who claim that their cancer has been diluted thanks to them For sample, royalty. There is a real example. Literally. In February of last year it was announced that Carlos III, king of England, had been diagnosed with cancer. It was not specified what type of cancer was, but the monarch began to follow a conventional treatment while performing its functions. A few days ago, however, the story gave a flying: Carlos III was news because, according to nearby sources, left conventional therapy -The chemotherapy- and bet for alternative solutions. What solutions? Well, those dictated by Gerson therapy. It is an alternative treatment created by the doctor Max Gerson in 1930 designed to treat both cancer and other degenerative diseases. The trident is based on vegetarian and low sodium diet with a huge amount of daily natural juices, supplements such as vitamins, enzymes and extracts to support detoxification and crown jewel: coffee enemas. Detox. Gerson Consider that cancer appears as a result of a metabolic deterioration of the body and is reflected in a tumor. Therefore, restoring metabolic balance by eliminating toxins and strengthening the immune system, cancer is diluted. Of course, scientific evidence was thrown over because there were no controlled clinical studies that demonstrated the effectiveness of this method for not to cure cancer, but to improve the quality of life of patients. The National Cancer Institute has carried out studies, concluding that reported cases do not offer objective evidence of therapeutic benefits and, in addition, it is an extremely expensive treatment. When Carlos was still prince of Wales, he praised Gerson therapy in a speech on complementary therapies related to cancer to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The theory after coffee enemas aims to help detoxify the body by stimulating liver and bile ducts. The caffeine It is absorbed through the rectum and dilates ducts, facilitating the elimination of toxins accumulated by cell metabolism. In addition, it relieves pain and improves the immune system. And there are defenders who They affirm that doctors used them in the Second World War or in the Crimean War to relieve the pain of the soldiers. A portable machine to get enemas. There was a time when everything was worth it to enter the anus, even tobacco smoke And science arrived. He National Cancer Institute or the United Kingdom Research Cancer They have commented that there is no scientific evidence that supports those statements. And the American FDA, directlydid not approve the use of these practices to treat any disease. It is something that professionals and the medical community have turned its back due to that lack of evidence since the human body already has organs such as the liver or the kidneys responsible for that detoxification. More bad than good. Well, here we enter a thorny terrain because these alternative theories can be “good” whenever they combine with those that have scientific support. Drinking water with sugar can have a placebo effect Positive for a patient whenever he does not abandon medicine backed by science. The problem of coffee enemas is that it is no longer that it does something positive, but that it can be counterproductive. Specialists in the digestive system have warned that this practice can be dangerous even in healthy people due to a series of adverse effects that do not sound too well. Inflammation of colon or rectum, infections such as septicemia, electrolytic imbalances, rectal burns and intestinal perforations are on the risk list. Not all enemas. But, despite all that scientific evidence and information, there are still defenders of these alternative practices to conventional medicine. And public figures that advertise and submit to them. But something important in this matter is that enemas, In some casesthey are necessary. That is, it is a procedure that consists of inserting a liquid into the rectum to empty the intestine before surgeries, in very severe cases of constipation or as part of the treatment of people with intestinal inflammation. In the end, seeing the case of Carlos III I cannot not think of a phrase of the humorist Ricky Gervais in one of his millionaires and Netflix monologues in which he affirms that it seems very good that someone with a disease resorts to alternative practices as long as he does it while undergoing a treatment that has the support … Read more

For years, “fecal doping” is a problem in elite sport. Now science wants to democratize it

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In 2019, a team of scientists from Harvard University monitored bacterial flora of 15 Boston Marathon runners during the previous and the posterior week. They made many discoveries, but one especially interesting: after the competition everyone suffered a significant increase in bacteria of the genus Veillonella. It was already known that exercise Altera the microbiota And, in fact, it was not especially surprising that these bacteria (which break the lactic acid and, therefore, reduce fatigue) were in there. What they wanted to discover was something else. Therefore, they took samples of that flora and introduced them into mice. The result was an increase in very significant physical resistance. Since then, there are people trying to take advantage of this. The treasure that hides the intestine. Now a France team has studied the intestinal microbiota elite athletes with high aerobic capacity (soccer players and cyclists). The central idea was to see if there were differences in the composition of the flora and in its functionality with respect to non -athletes. The first surprise is that the more sport the subjects were doing, the lower the diversity of their microbiota. And I say it is surprising because, as Rosa del Campo tells us Through SMC Spain“This is associated with an unhealthy condition.” However, in this case it seems that “it is justified with the specialization of these bacteria in the intestine.” That is, by submitting the microbiota to more exExigent environments, it is self -appointed to optimize. However, As he says The Ramón y Cajal hospital researcher is not the most interesting. “The most striking thing is when they evaluate the ability to reproduce this in mice.” What have they done? They have taken very sedentary and very athletes and “have transplanted their feces to mice for several days.” The result shows that “aerobic effort capacity in mice is conditioned by the microbiota.” Because? Although research is still preliminary, everything seems to indicate that “it is mainly due to glycogen consumption, good sugar control and production of short chain fatty acids.” What implications does this have? Well, it seems that enough. Remember that for years the anti -doping agencies work to fight against microbiological doping. In fact, everything seems to indicate that “Fecal transplant“s a usual practice in certain elite sport environments. But the question, as always, is whether this can be climbed. If we can begin to intervene in the microbiota in a massive way to improve the health of large layers of the population. For years, the boom of probiotics has caught Als great pharmaceuticals with the changed foot and has flooded the market with pseudoscience. However, the possibilities (as we see) are on the table. It is increasingly silent than health will be conquered with the stomach. Image | Julien Tromeur | Miguel to Amutio In Xataka | This pill is a peanked but can save your life

Science has tricks to see it without risk

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Saturday 29 The sun will darken hidden by the moon. It is a partial eclipse that will be visible from an important fraction of the southern hemisphere: almost all of Europe (including Spain) can see this concealment, as can also be seen from part of North America, Africa, Asia and even from a small fraction of South America. Solar eclipses are astronomical phenomena that hardly go unnoticed. Time has spent since these events ceased to be a sign of evil agüero, but we also know that they have a certain associated risk: the risk of damaging our view If we do not properly protect our eyes. Looking directly at the sun is never a good idea. But during an eclipse, even less. As Francisco Doménech and José A. Álvarez explain in The countrythe sun emits its light in a wide segment of the electomagnetic spectrum, a range of frequencies that expands beyond the visible spectrum, entering the infrared and ultraviolet. UVA rays (ultraviolet-a) from which we have to protect ourselves in summer and in certain circumstances are an example of how these invisible rays can still affect ourselves if we do not realize at the time. The energy transmitted by the different spectrum frequencies is inversely proportional to its wavelength. That is, shorter wave frequencies such as ultraviolet carry more energy than the longest wave, such as infrared. Despite this, both extremes can have a negative impact on the physical integrity of our eye. What do we expose ourselves? Looking at the eclipse without proper protection can expose permanent damage in the retina and in the cornea. Damages that can even come out with the loss of sight. According to Geoffrey Bradford, Professor of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology at the University of Virginia Occidental, In an article for The conversationour eyes have a natural capacity to adapt to different luminosity conditions. However, DIRECT OBSERVATION OF THE SUN It can exceed the ability of the eyeball to protect yourself from excess light. In the cornea, says Bradford, there is a risk of solar or actinic keratosis. This disorder can make our sight cloud and cause pain. This injury would be reversible but may require several days for your cure. The problems in the retina are not painful but they can be more serious, Bradford adds. Retinopathies can affect our sightcreating a blind spot in our central vision, visual distortions and the alteration of our color perception. An additional problem is that if we look at the eclipse we will not take pain even though our eyes will be suffering. This can generate a false sense of security while we harm our view. See it safely If we want to see the eclipse directly we will need glasses specifically designed for the observation of this type of event. Sun glasses offer protection against solar rays in everyday situations, but eclipses are not such a thing, so in practice their protection of nothing serves us in these situations. Even if we wear eclipse glasses, we must make sure they are duly approved and comply with the international ISO 12312-2 standard. The National Geographic Institute (IGN) offers us on your website Additional information, including points of sale, to take into account if we want to acquire these glasses. IGN himself also warns us that we must avoid observing the sun with devices such as cameras, or instruments such as telescopes or prismatic that are not prepared for the observation of these phenomena, something that is only achieved through special filters, not as usually used in other contexts. If we do not have specialized glasses, we can still observe the eclipse indirectly. If we walk through a wooded zone during the eclipse we can see a curious phenomenon in THE SHADOW THAT PROJECT THE TREES LEAVES. If certain conditions are given, we can see how the shades of the eclipse can be seen among the shadows. Also We can cause this effect Using, for example, the holes of a strainer. We can, for example, use a Stenopic projector, which we can manufacture ourselves with a cardboard box, aluminum foil, Celoy scissors. NASA explains how In a video. A last trick that IGN offers us It requires a mirror, a wall and a paper that we must also cut a hole. It is enough to cover the mirror with a role in which we will have previously made a hole between five and ten millimeters in diameter. With it we must reflect sunlight on a flat wall in which the image of the eclipse will be projected. Saturday’s eclipse is just the appetizer of A complete menu of eclipses that awaits us in the next three years. This eclipses parade includes two total eclipses that in August 2026 and 2027 They will be visible from a good part of the Iberian Peninsula, and an eclipse annular in January 2028 also visible from our environment. In Xataka | The solar eclipse of March 29 is the starting gun for something historical: Spain will see four eclipses in four years Image | Jason Howell

The highest grossing science fiction film without being a saga

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It makes sense that the name of Christopher Nolan comes up when we talk about one of the few films that approach the one billion collection and that are not part of a saga, because in this case Nolan himself is the franchise. We approach his films looking for the author’s brand he guarantees, and that is another way to franchise his works. In any case, this’Origin‘(What can you see in Netflix, Movistar Plus+ and Max) It is a box office milestone. It is not, yes, the highest grossing film in history that does not belong to a franchise, because that honor must be attributed before her to ‘Titanic’, ‘Barbie‘(which should be discussed whether part of a franchise or not),’ Bohemian Rhapsody ‘U’Oppenheimer‘, of Nolan himself. But ‘origin’ is The only one of them that can be considered to belong to the science fiction genre in its purest form. In it we will meet an expert in “steal”, during sleep, secrets of the subconscious of others. Because of this occupation he has had to give up a normal life: but he has a plan for this to change. Through a process known as “inception”, it will implement an idea in someone’s subconscious instead of subtracting it. The plan is complicated when within its labyrinthine plan someone appears who is able to predict all its movements. ‘Origin’ is one of Nolan’s most notorious films, among other things because it is not part of a previous work, as with the much more popular trilogy of the dark gentleman. Your way of visualizing dreams, Although not entirely original, it has been very influential And it is practically impossible to portray in the cinema the dream world without paying the thematic and visual (and sound, very important in the film) that Nolan settled. A classic moden that is worth reviewing … and not only for its extraordinary box office. Header | Warner In Xataka | Christopher Nolan explained to us the end of ‘origin’ with a purpose: prepare for the ‘Oppenheimer’

We have many stereotypes about the personality of intelligent people. And they have little validity according to science

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Literature, cinema and television have created a series of stereotypes, not always consistent, that we associate with intelligent people. From the clueless genius to the arrogant intellectual, these clichés are often intermingled with reality. In part because of the complexity of matter and partly due to the existence of this type of preconceived ideas, studying the link between cognitive abilities and personality traits is especially complicated. So what do we know about the relationship? One of the greatest studies in the field was carried out by two researchers at the University of Minnesota. It is a meta -analysis published in 2023 and that analyzed more than a thousand studies on the subject. The results of this analysis do not offer us a list of personality traits that we can associate with intelligence, but illustrates a complex network of connections between cognitive abilities and personality traits. Complex relationships. Something that should not be especially strange if we take into account how difficult it is to define intelligence. Some experts talk about multiple types of intelligence. The study refers to cognitive skills, and is not limited to These eight either nine typesbut includes a total of 97 skills. Study study. The team studied the relationship between these 97 skills and 79 personality traits. He did it through a review of scientific literature and subsequent meta -analysis. That is, they conducted a quantitative study from a total of 1,325 previous studies. The details of the process and the results can be consulted In an article In the magazine Psychological and Cognitive Sciences of the US National Academy of Sciences. A graphic summary of the results was also published in the form of Interactive tool on-line. Breaking stereotypes. Personality features are often simplified in “Big Five“O Five great features: openness, scrupulity or consciousness, extraversion, affability and neuroticism. The team indicates to what extent these traits are positively or negatively linked to cognitive skills. For example indicate that facets related to neuroticism were negatively correlated with most cognitive skills. This would imply that the cliche “melancholic and depressive” scientist is not exactly successful. On the opposite side, extroversion and scrupulity or consciousness were positively linked to a wide range of cognitive skills. Another detail observed by the study is that, although the affability as a whole was not associated or negatively with intelligence, some related features, such as compassion were linked to some analyzed skills. What makes us intelligent. Knowing what traits are most linked to which capabilities we will surely help us better or more easily identify intelligent people due to the enormous complexity of these interactions. Adapt our personality to what is observed in studies like this is not going to make us smarter. However, it can help us understand how these features of our brains evolved. In Xataka | The myth of the old Cascarrabias: age does not make us more irritable, rather on the contrary Image | Weermeijer Robina

‘Mickey 17’ is the new dystopian science fiction film that leads the box office. The problem is not enough

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There are times in which to crown the box office with a number 1 means nothing: ‘Mickey 17’, the new Bong Joon Ho movie, director of ‘Parasites‘ and ‘Snowpiercer‘, has been number 1 on American lists. Even so, the high cost of this ecologist dystopia of satirical dyes make it a questionable investment for Warner and, above all, the finding that in Hollywood they still do not curdle the ambitious projects that are not sequelae or reboots. The figures. ‘Mickey 17’ He has pocketed Only in the United States 19.1 million dollars, which are added 25.4 in 66 international territories. Not bad for a real -extravagant movie and that has dethroned films such as Marvel’s last captain America (also with good collection, but with a trajectory that has had to turn on Some other red light in Disney). However, its cost of 118 million, to which to add about 80 in marketing and distribution, leaves the approximately 300 million that it should raise so that Warner does not consider it a failure. A quick comparison. If the question is whether these amounts are expected, we can compare them with those of your immediate rival at the box office: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ collected 88 million at the box office In its first weekend, and although it started from a budget much higher than the one to aim (200 million), to exceed 50 million in the United States would have been closer to a satisfactory figure for Warner. Doubtful direction. To this initial collection, which The first analyzes estimate as insufficient Before the challenge of reaching the 300 million commented, it is added that the film has not aroused a unanimous opinion between criticism and public: Its mere 78%-72% In ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ it is not especially high (especially considering that its director has signed films that have previously dazzled to public and critical). Among the obstacles of the film to improve its collection in successive weeks is the extravagant argument (Pattinson gives life to a worker who in the future is cloned again and again every time he dies in the course of the dangerous mission of helping to colonize an icy world), and also his tone of farce, acid and very little commercial, which is detected in all the films of the Korean director, but that is ever unleashed here. Warner: decisive year. Without successes guaranteed as new sequelae of its star franchises (‘Dune‘ and ‘Godzilla‘) In perspective, Warner has a year full of very expensive productions but are not a guaranteed success. For example, ‘Alto Knights’, Robert De Niro’s return to a certain “prestigious” cinema; ‘Sinners’, one blaxoploitation vampire of the director of ‘Black Panther’; ‘A Minecraft movie’, whose first advances have a chilling appearance; and the start of James Gunn DC Universewhich looks very good, but that does not have the best precedents. Only sequelae. The prick of ‘Mickey 17’ is one more symptom of the latest trends of a Hollywood that seems to have turned its back on the original high -budget products: by sujuesto that there is always space for a ‘Anoraor any other bombing indie. But The 2024 figures made it clear: sequels and REBOOTS They mark the step at the box office: no Top 10 movie was completely original. The success of ‘Barbie’ (which is not that it was an absolutely isolated product of a franchise) and ‘Oppenheimer’ the previous year It was little more than a mirage. Without franchise there is no return. There is an extra detail that should underline so that it does not go unnoticed: the budget of 120 million dollars is high, but it is triggered to levels that rival the Marvel herself if we add the very high expenses in marketing. This means that on many occasions, the films bet in a lost depth, knowing that only with a box office can not be recovered, but trusting that it is achieved with derived products: books, video games, attractions in parks, spin-offs … and above all, that money serves as something already invested as part of the future marketing of sequelae. A fish that bite the tail and is condemning the original blockbusters such as ‘Mickey 17’. Header | Warner In Xataka | Warner has a problem with the new Harry Potter series: JK Rowling’s opinions

The director of ‘Rogue One’ signed one of the best science fiction films in recent years, and now comes to Prime Video

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After spending less than a year for Disney+, ‘The Creator‘, the magnificent futuristic dystopia of Gareth Edwards, Reach Prime Video. The Amazon platform can provide a tremendous impulse to this film that, Despite the praise received with its premiere in 2023he punctured at the box office. This relegated to a secondary role both in the awards season, where its excellent technical invoice should have been recognized, as in the public reception. Edwards has a very peculiar vision of the genre, a very unique eye for drama and intimate, which has been reflected in his films even for successful franchises: ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’, two productions found A similar balance between the show and the small -scale emotion. In that sense, where ‘The Creator’ finds more similar is in the director’s first movie, the excellent ‘monsters’. In ‘The Creator’, Edwards enters an iconic science fiction issue, artificial intelligences, classic since Asimov wrote their robots stories, but with a fiercely modern perspective: in a war between the human species and artificial intelligences, an exagent of the special forces is recruited to locate and execute the creator, a mysterious architect of the AI ​​that has developed a devastating weapon end to war and mean the victory of the machines. He must prevent it. The film is raised as an empathetic approach to the other, to the IAS that in this case are far from being like Skynet, no matter how much they face humans with virulent violence. The great mystery of ‘The Creator’ is precisely what are the last intentions of that creator, and everything is raised in a devastating war environment, with special effects that, despite its modesty (or precisely thanks to it) They work much better than that of so many Blockbusters. An essential event for lovers of the genre. Header | Disney In Xataka | ‘The Creator’ is the science fiction film of the year. And also a declaration of war to clonic franchises https://www.xataka.com/streaming/pelicula-ciencia-ficcion-importante-2023-esta-disney-sus-sugerentes-predictions-ia

You have a few days to see this magnificent science fiction film by the director of ‘Ex Machina’ that will disappear from Netflix

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They were the early days of Netflix’s mass implantation, when it was still far from being the aesthetic and thematic roller in which it has ended up becoming. The platform premiered in 2018 ‘Annihilation‘, a film that had gone through a nightmare struggles to see the light due to its daring proposal, which made cinemas only in a few countries. Finally, Netflix acquired rights and premiered it as their own world. Now, after being one of the exclusive jewels of its catalog, the platform announces that it will withdraw it on March 11. Behind her is Alex Garland, an essential name for modern science fiction who has signed as a scriptwriter or director as daring and personal as’Ex machina‘,’Men‘, ‘Devs‘,’Civil War‘or the script of’ dredd ‘or ’28 days later’. However, with ‘annihilation’ the project was choked: it was the adaptation of the start of the trilogy of books ‘Southern Reach’ by Jeff Vandermeer, an unclassifiable science fiction work very complicated to translate into a conventional narrative argument. ‘Aniquilación’ starts when the husband of a biologist returns from a secret mission in an area cordoned off by the army, zone X, and of which nothing is known. To find out what has happened, he joins a group of five scientific women to discover which intentions has the alien force that controls it. Others have entered the area before her, but no one has ever returned. Zone X is the great finding of this film that, even needing more footage to explain its final stretch, and simplifying too much the fascinating proposal of the book, Throw a series of suggestive images of the fauna and flora of the place that are among the great recent findings of the genre. Excellently interpreted and with a rambling production design, it should be reviewed before Netflix disappears, because who knows how and when we will enter the X zone again. Header | Netflix In Xataka | Within Alex Garland’s mind, the renovator of modern science fiction thanks to works such as ‘Devs’ or ‘Ex-Machina’

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