Shooting is one of the tricks in science fiction

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By the beginning of the 19th century, such a genre as fantasy was finally formed in art. Its distinctive feature is the presence in the work of any elements (phenomena, characters), whose existence is impossible in reality. Currently, fantasy is one of the most popular genres in literature and art in general.

This direction is very extensive and branches into many subgenres: science fiction, humorous, horror literature, fantasy. There are also several classic techniques that science fiction writers use in their works. One of them is “hitting.”

The so-called "fallers" are characters who, by the will of circumstances, got from their familiar world into a completely different one - a parallel universe, another planet, the future or the past. More often the hero moves directly physically, but in some cases only his consciousness gets into another world, being in someone's body.

Many well-known foreign writers created works about hitmen. In Soviet science fiction, this technique was not used so often, howeverIvan Bunshu and Ivan the Terrible from the well-known film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession" can be called their brightest representatives.

Hitting in Literature: The Chronicles of Narnia

One of the most popular literary works about hitmen is The Chronicles of Narnia by British writer Clive Staples Lewis. The series was created between 1950 and 1956.

"The Chronicles of Narnia" - a series of seven stories in the fantasy genre. There are four hitmen here - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie. They were ordinary children who were evacuated to Professor Kirk's house outside London during the Second World War.

In one of the rooms of this old house there was a seemingly ordinary wardrobe. However, Lucy, the youngest of the children, accidentally discovered that he had unusual properties.

The closet turned out to be a portal to Narnia - a magical world where magic is an everyday occurrence, and animals are able to talk like human beings. In this country, the children of Pevensie will have to go through many adventures, overcome various trials and help the inhabitants of Narnia defeat the dark forces of evil.

All Saints' Eve

Another well-known short story is All Hallows' Eve, written by Ray Bradbury in 1972. As the title suggests, the book takes place during Halloween, a holiday traditionally celebrated in the United States, Great Britain and other English-speaking countries.

The main characters are several teenage boys who had to become part of a mystical story. One day, October 31st, they don'twent to collect sweets, which is usually what children do on All Saints' Eve, and ended up next to an abandoned house in a terrible ravine.

The guys met a strange gentleman named Mr. Tornado, and from that moment their amazing adventure began.

11/22/63

This novel by Stephen King, published in November 2011, is rightfully one of the best works of the author.

"11/22/63" - a story about a fall into the past. The main character is 35-year-old Jacob Epping, who works as an English teacher. His daily routine consists of studying and checking his homework, but one day in Epping's life an event occurs that completely changes his life.

In June 2011, Jacob's friend Al Templeton, who owns a small diner, breaks the shocking news to Epping. Templeton claims that in the basement of his diner is a portal to the past, to be exact - at 11 hours 58 minutes on September 9, 1958.

Al also talks about using this portal to prevent the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. But now, due to his illness, he is forced to entrust this mission to Jacob. Epping agrees and, having received false documents, is sent to 1958.

Cinema hit: Back to the Future

One of the most popular hit-and-run movies is the Back to the Future time travel trilogy.

The main characters are high school student MartyMcFly and his neighbor - Dr. Emmett Brown, who is often called simply Doc. It is Doc who, after 30 years of trying, finally invents a time machine. The key element required for time travel is plutonium.

Shortly after the invention of the machine, Doc is attacked by terrorists who have long hunted him for personal reasons. Marty has to escape the only possible way - to move in time. He enters the year 1955 and suddenly exits in such a way that McFly interferes with the meeting of his own parents. Now Marty must fix everything as quickly as possible, otherwise he will simply disappear.

We are from the future

“We are from the future” is a Russian film released in 2008. It intertwines two time periods: the present and the 1940s.

Four main characters are excavating where the battles of the Great Patriotic War once took place. At the site of bloody battles, strange phenomena begin to occur, and, trying to figure them out, Borman, Skull, Chukha and Alcohol move to 1942.

Jumanji

In 1995, the US film "Jumanji" was released, whose slogan was: "This game will make you believe in miracles." Unlike most hit-and-run movies, this time it's not about time travel.

The action of the picture begins in 1869. The viewer is shown a certain background: two young people in a hurry bury a chest, which clearly containsyourself something dangerous, because strange sounds come from there.

After exactly a century, this chest is dug up by a boy named Alan. There is a certain board game "Jumanji", which looks quite harmless, but actually has mystical properties. The game lures Alan into its world. The hitman will be imprisoned there for 26 years until new players roll the Jumanji dice.