8 Sci-Fi Clichés That Need To Calm Down

1. The Future Is Crystal

We get it, crystals are super pretty and sparkly, but, quite frankly, if I have to watch another troupe of misfits tear the galaxy apart to find another all-powerful lump of crystal, I am going to scream.

These power crystals are a classic example of Magic Science, a straight up fantasy device with a thin layer of technobabble pasted over the top. An Infinity Stone, for example, contains asingularity. Oooh.One of them is called atesseracttoo, gosh, must be sciencey then.

Sure, movies have to have that central impetus, but the whole Shiny Crystal Treasure Hunt is starting to look, at best, a bit lazy.

Crystals as the universal power supply of the universe is also beginning to wear a bit thin.

Especially considering that real world science is considering a future fuel sourced by lifting matter right out of starsand storing it in in man-made gas giants, which is much more exciting (if perhaps slightly less portable than a magic crystal).

Are there any sci-fi tropes that make you roll your eyes? Let us know in the comments.

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