Your semiotic thesis should be: 1) debatable; 2) not obvious; 3) not too broad, narrow or vague in its claim, and 4) be justified by textual evidence (archetypes and object-symbols).

And even better yet: Ask and answer how, why and for what purpose the story is exploring the(se) theme(s).

Here is an acceptable list of some of the short or long Science Fiction films you can use for your second semiotic essay. Because I’m fully aware of the scholarship of these films (so I can catch plagiarized works easily), I feel comfortable giving you free reign in writing about any of the SF films found below:

Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You (2017)

Ryan Johnson’s Looper (2012) or his most recent The Last Jedi (2017)

  Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin (2013)

Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer (2012) or Okja

Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985)

Alex Garland’s Ex Machina (2014) or his most recent Annihilation (2018)

Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color (2013)

Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival or his most recent Blade Runner 2049

Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men (2006)

Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind (2004)

Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther (2018)

Black Mirror Episodes (which can be found on Netflix):

15 Million Merits (Season One)

The Entire History of You (Season One)
The Waldo Moment (Season Two)

White Christmas (Season Two)

Nosedive (Season Three)

USS Callister (Season Four)

Short SF Films:

Hirsute

Hirsute

   
   
Hirsute
Synopsis: A young time traveler is confronted by an arrogant and hairless future version of himself. The award-…

Sight

Sight

   
   
Sight
A short futuristic film by Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo. This is our graduation project from Bezaleal academy o…

Hyper-Reality

HYPER-REALITY

   
   
HYPER-REALITY
Hyper-Reality presents a provocative and kaleidoscopic new vision of the future, where physical and virtual real…

iMom

The iMom

   
   
The iMom
Written and Directed by Ariel Martin The iMom will change your life! Well, at least thats what the ads claim. …