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There might have been some improvements in this area but I still haven't seen any (male) IT guy in a movie who is not portrayed as some kind of weirdo and releg

There might have been some improvements in this area but I still haven't seen any (male) IT guy in a movie who is not portrayed as some kind of weirdo and relegated to the side. Even female nerds are at the very best assisting the hero. TV lawyers and doctors however get to hold jargon-filled monologues and be in lead roles. /rant

Wiseacre 5y ago
Jack Ryan would be a counterexample.
- arethuza 5y ago
  That must have changed - in the novels he was a former Marine who had made a bit of money in finance and then gone into academia.
  - Wiseacre 5y ago
    He's depicted as more of a nerdy relatable "analyst". Truly the common man's CIA operative.
    - walshemj 5y ago
      Ex marine who was invalided out I seem to recall
gavinray 5y ago
The entirety of "Free Guy" with Ryan Reynolds is the opposite of this. The protagonist is a female programmer, and the male programmer involved becomes a hero and "gets the girl". As an aside: It's one of the best movies I've seen in the past 2 years. Watch it if you like Ryan Reynolds and are looking for a movie to watch.
ByThyGrace 5y ago
Now imagine House M.D. rehashed to a brilliant but callous software guru trying to diagnose various misbehaviours/misuse of tech all around town. I'm not sure if that's a promising pitch or straight up garbage!
- SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
  I don't know if "our online store is down" has as much potential drama as someone bleeding out their eyes.
- peterclary 5y ago
  Paging Dr Susan Calvin...
- bgroat 5y ago
  I'm holding out for a Breaking Bad style show about a software consultant who realizes how much money they can make by pivoting to running a malware ransom ring
  - BearsAreCool 5y ago
    Its not exactly that, but Mr. Robot is excellent if you haven't seen it.
  - bart_spoon 5y ago
    As others have suggested, Mr. Robot isn't quite this but it's close, and extremely well made. One of the best TV shows ever in my opinion.
    - smsm42 5y ago
      I'd argue it lays "evil corporations are evil" a bit too thick, and the ending IMHO is way too overwrought, but it's a pretty well made show.
    - bgroat 5y ago
      Love Mr. Robot, but Elliot is a social/political actor. I’m looking for a Walter White money fiend
boppo1 5y ago
> (male) IT guy in a movie Who is tony stark?
- musingsole 5y ago
  Mysterio et al from "Spider-Man: Far From Home" is closer to lionizing IT folk while lambasting Tony Stark.
- buran77 5y ago
  Tony Stark is a "next level" rich scientist, engineer/inventor, and ladies man. His IT related sides are incidental at best. The only recent and decent "IT guy" series was Mr. Robot and the differences from any other field are obvious. The main "IT guy"-character is presented as socially dysfunctional. The supporting IT-people are tiny little gears turning in their cubicles. Military - always fighting in the harshest condition, against the toughest enemies, saving the world. Lawyers - good looking people, living a lavish lifestyle in corner offices of New York skyscrapers, having the cool monologues that wow the courtroom. Doctors - brilliant but otherwise normal people facing very difficult decisions every day, making brilliant decisions to save life after life, and dealing with loss. Spies - absolutely superhuman skills and knowledge, constantly capable of turning the tide of any way with a single person concentrated effort. (The more you go towards the "military/spy" side of things, the more likely it becomes about superhumans.) IT focused movies/characters are probably just not attractive to the wider audience. Or at least nobody really proved that they can be. So even in Mr. Robot didn't focus on the hacking as much as on the larger plot. It simply made a very realistic point of that hacking.
  - simplestats 5y ago
    On NCIS everyone is a superhuman at whatever they do. In addition to the traditional super-cop there's the super-forensics genius and the super-hacker from MIT. I think it's just the kind of show more than the kind of character. And people who watch (and write) hero shows are probably older generations and far less aware of modern job roles beyond the old professions. But TV always veers off into personal drama, presumably to chase ratings, whether it's doctors or cops or anyone else.

Wiseacre 5y ago

Jack Ryan would be a counterexample.

arethuza 5y ago
That must have changed - in the novels he was a former Marine who had made a bit of money in finance and then gone into academia.
- Wiseacre 5y ago
  He's depicted as more of a nerdy relatable "analyst". Truly the common man's CIA operative.
  - walshemj 5y ago
    Ex marine who was invalided out I seem to recall

gavinray 5y ago

The entirety of "Free Guy" with Ryan Reynolds is the opposite of this. The protagonist is a female programmer, and the male programmer involved becomes a hero and "gets the girl". As an aside: It's one of the best movies I've seen in the past 2 years. Watch it if you like Ryan Reynolds and are looking for a movie to watch.

ByThyGrace 5y ago

Now imagine House M.D. rehashed to a brilliant but callous software guru trying to diagnose various misbehaviours/misuse of tech all around town. I'm not sure if that's a promising pitch or straight up garbage!

SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
I don't know if "our online store is down" has as much potential drama as someone bleeding out their eyes.
peterclary 5y ago
Paging Dr Susan Calvin...
bgroat 5y ago
I'm holding out for a Breaking Bad style show about a software consultant who realizes how much money they can make by pivoting to running a malware ransom ring
- BearsAreCool 5y ago
  Its not exactly that, but Mr. Robot is excellent if you haven't seen it.
- bart_spoon 5y ago
  As others have suggested, Mr. Robot isn't quite this but it's close, and extremely well made. One of the best TV shows ever in my opinion.
  - smsm42 5y ago
    I'd argue it lays "evil corporations are evil" a bit too thick, and the ending IMHO is way too overwrought, but it's a pretty well made show.
  - bgroat 5y ago
    Love Mr. Robot, but Elliot is a social/political actor. I’m looking for a Walter White money fiend

boppo1 5y ago

> (male) IT guy in a movie Who is tony stark?

musingsole 5y ago
Mysterio et al from "Spider-Man: Far From Home" is closer to lionizing IT folk while lambasting Tony Stark.
buran77 5y ago
Tony Stark is a "next level" rich scientist, engineer/inventor, and ladies man. His IT related sides are incidental at best. The only recent and decent "IT guy" series was Mr. Robot and the differences from any other field are obvious. The main "IT guy"-character is presented as socially dysfunctional. The supporting IT-people are tiny little gears turning in their cubicles. Military - always fighting in the harshest condition, against the toughest enemies, saving the world. Lawyers - good looking people, living a lavish lifestyle in corner offices of New York skyscrapers, having the cool monologues that wow the courtroom. Doctors - brilliant but otherwise normal people facing very difficult decisions every day, making brilliant decisions to save life after life, and dealing with loss. Spies - absolutely superhuman skills and knowledge, constantly capable of turning the tide of any way with a single person concentrated effort. (The more you go towards the "military/spy" side of things, the more likely it becomes about superhumans.) IT focused movies/characters are probably just not attractive to the wider audience. Or at least nobody really proved that they can be. So even in Mr. Robot didn't focus on the hacking as much as on the larger plot. It simply made a very realistic point of that hacking.
- simplestats 5y ago
  On NCIS everyone is a superhuman at whatever they do. In addition to the traditional super-cop there's the super-forensics genius and the super-hacker from MIT. I think it's just the kind of show more than the kind of character. And people who watch (and write) hero shows are probably older generations and far less aware of modern job roles beyond the old professions. But TV always veers off into personal drama, presumably to chase ratings, whether it's doctors or cops or anyone else.