Last week, I covered my favorite tech savvy movies of the 21st century. Let’s see what the last century brought us.
10. Scanners: This 1981 film covers a security systems corporation hiring scanners to read people’s thoughts. The ConSec scanner’s head exploding just added that morbid extra.
9. The Computer that Wore Tennis Shoes: Never heard of this 1969 classic? Due to a glitch, Kurt Russell’s brain turns to a computer. But check out what a computer looked like in the late ’60s!
8. Office Space: Ever have one of those ‘I’m mad as heck!’ moments? In 1999, these?software firm workers have those moments. Remember the scene where they smash a computer out in the dessert?
7. Metropolis: This 1927 silent film perhaps gave birth to all sci-fi/tech movies. Set in 2026, people are divided into the thinkers and workers. Check out the tech savvy in this film; it’s decades ahead of it’s time.
6. War Games: In 1983, with the Cold War on everyone’s minds, and home video games on the rise, this movie turns a?fun game into a save the world struggle for all humanity! Look at the home computers we used back then. It was nominated for 3 Oscars.
5. Bladerunner: In 1982, this movie was set in 2019 L.A. Check out how computers are used to communicate and identify. The Bladerunner is to hunt down non-humans. With all the talk of trans humanism, is this film?eerily prophetic?
4. Star Wars: Let’s focus on the 1977 original. It had everything from robots to mind control and characters that are household names. I don’t need to write any further, because the name Star Wars speaks for itself.
3. Tron: Wow, the ’80s were a good time for tech movies. In this one, Kevin Flynn breaks into a computer system and finds himself in the system. This 1982 movie was revolutionary for it’s 3D effects and digital backgrounds, very new at the time.
2. Matrix: Again, this 1999 mega-hit speaks for itself. Are you taking the blue pill or red pill?
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey: It had everything a tech geek could want. Released in 1968, it had artificial intelligence, space travel, the future, and a?talking computer. Anyone notice that if you take HAL and move up each letter, you get IBM? Just saying.
There’s my list. I can’t wait to read yours.