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An even bigger cliché is the "new technology is evil". I've been thinking about it for a minute and can't even come up with a movie that depicts recent or futur
by olalonde 10y ago
An even bigger cliché is the "new technology is evil". I've been thinking about it for a minute and can't even come up with a movie that depicts recent or futuristic technology in a favorable light.
- xyzzy4 10y agoStar Trek
- aetherson 10y agoIron Man
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- icebraining 10y agoAnd Batman, they're both heroes built upon technology.
- zappo2938 10y agoIf it wasn't for the cliche of the "new technology is evil" we would not care about net neutrality or domestic spying. The cliche serves a purpose. Also, the problem with new technologies like radiation is not the good that it does curing cancer, it is the danger of it very quickly today in a matter of minutes ending all humanity.
- olalonde 10y agoThis may be true but I get the feeling those movies overwhelmingly lean towards luddism rather than the responsible use of technology. For example, in Jurassic Park, the message is essentially "don't mess with nature (because it's impossible to outsmart it no matter how hard you try)", not "be cautious when messing with nature". Maybe nuance just doesn't easily lend itself to exciting stories.
- matt4077 10y agoI thought the message of Jurassic Park was "Chaos theory is awesome, and capitalists underestimating complexity will watch their innards eaten by their own creations". If that's part of Luddism – sign me up.
- zappo2938 10y agoDon't forgot what makes a story is conflict: man against others, man against himself, and man against nature.
- cowardlydragon 10y agoI could argue almost all widespread application if technology in human history has been fairly irresponsible
- tpeo 10y agoTranscendence, Interstellar and Gravity. I haven't actually watched neither Interstellar nor Gravity, but from what I know neither of them portray technology in a bad light. But Transcendence does overall portray technology in a good light, though the majority of the movie is just the movie makers playing with the audience's luddite fears. Still, it's a damn bad movie.
- andrewflnr 10y agoTechnology saves humanity in Interstellar, so there's that.
- JumpCrisscross 10y agoGravity, as in the film where Sandra Bullock's team gets nailed by a bunch of space junk?
- photogrammetry 10y agoCulture
- kazagistar 10y agoFor a second you had me hopeful that there was a Culture movie out there already.
- photogrammetry 10y agoThought he said book. Whoops.