Editing High concept (section)

==Terminology==
High-concept narratives are typically characterized by an overarching "{{linktext|what if}}?" scenario that catalyzes the following events. Many summer [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] movies are built on a high-concept idea, such as "what if we could clone dinosaurs?" as in ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]''.

High-concept narratives differ from [[analogous]] narratives. In the case of the latter, a high-concept story may be employed to allow commentary on an implicit [[subtext]]. A prime example of this might be [[George Orwell]]'s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'', which asks, "What if we lived in a future of [[Totalitarianism|totalitarian]] government?" while simultaneously generating social comment and critique aimed at Orwell's own (real-world) contemporary society. Similarly, the [[Gene Roddenberry]]'s [[Science fiction|sci-fi]] series ''[[Star Trek]]'' went beyond the high-concept storytelling of a futurist [[starship]] crew, by addressing 20th century [[social issues]] in a hypothetical and [[defamiliarizing]] context. ''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (1968) likewise engages in social commentary regarding race relations and other topics from modern human society via the lens of the ape civilization, in part as a response by screenplay co-writer [[Rod Serling]] to his experiences of [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitism]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thought you'd sussed out Planet of the Apes? Think again |url=http://theconversation.com/thought-youd-sussed-out-planet-of-the-apes-think-again-29352 |website=theconversation.com |date=July 18, 2014 |access-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref>