all those things fall under the mystical or supernatural, so I wouldn't call it scifi in standard definition of the term. It depends on a belief in a Christian god, which isn't universal, and as such, can't be proved. One could write a story dealing with advanced beings with all the appearances of angels--indeed, many, many scifi stories center around such beings, from Stargate's Ascended beings to the Vorlons of Babylon 5. But those specifically deal with beings of science that are evolved past us through scientific fact or extrapolation, while this movie is based on faith, belief, and mysticism.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 1:55:50 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Is the movie "its a wonderful life" a scifi movie? Can we count the Christmas classic "Its a wonderful life" as a scifi movie? It has the following: 1. A ghost or angel 2. attempted suicide and redemption 3. Near death experience 3. Alternate universe / time line 4. police chase I could go on, but what do you think?
