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> Wargames is a great hacking movie. The ending is a little meh, but the old-school tech is fantastic. There were a few great things about that movie: the tech
by II2II 5y ago
> Wargames is a great hacking movie. The ending is a little meh, but the old-school tech is fantastic.
There were a few great things about that movie: the technology was grounded in reality, rather than fantasy (except for the WOPR); the hacking was plausible, rather than magical; not only was there commentary on the geopolitical situation of the time, but it was plausible.
The end was incredibly disappointing, but I do not know how I would improve upon it since it is pretty much the consequence of the fantastical WOPR. It would have been a much darker movie if the WOPR was replaced with a more realistic computer.
- ghaff 5y agoYeah, you pretty much have to accept that you have this somewhat fantastical scenario simulation computer running your production nuclear missile controls. But if you can get past that, it has a real feeling to it and was a lot of fun besides.