...it's neither that hard nor that easy to use imagination...
I like Science Fiction in every form, I like Fantasy in every form, and I even like both in the mix, known as Science Fantasy, in every form at the same time.
Not only (Super 8 (2011)) is one of my all time favorites, but it would've been marketed as something that can remind young filmmakers about how they made their own films in the past and inspire them to go out there and keep making movies.