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Lain does seem quaint when viewed today. But, it was thrilling at the time. A frequent theme was hearing background conversations of random users traveling thr
by corysama 6y ago
Lain does seem quaint when viewed today. But, it was thrilling at the time. A frequent theme was hearing background conversations of random users traveling through the wires. The idea of a couple having a fight and breaking up over “The Internet” was still weird. When the series was made, people were just starting to mainstream the practice of having serious personal interaction online and no one knew where it would lead.
Previously you had in-person conversations, letters and phone calls. But, then the whole world quickly ramped up dealing with love, hate, sex and all the depths of humanity through the network. It was a exciting and worrying transition. For me, Lain was there to reflect on a lot of that angst.
- m4rtink 6y agoI would recommend watching also Dennou Coil - it seems to me like similarly prescient description of how advanced Augmented Reality might look like - where you are in a physical world but can't be sure anymore that what you see is physically here or was added (or altered!) by the undistinguishable AR overlay.
- meowface 6y ago>Lain does seem quaint when viewed today. I don't agree, personally. The visuals seem a bit dated, due to it being released 23 years ago, but I watched it for the first time a few years ago and found it very thrilling and memorable.