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I feel the need to mention Dark City (1998)[0] here. It's like a noir sci fi truman show. [0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/ https://www.imdb.com/title/

I feel the need to mention Dark City (1998)[0] here. It's like a noir sci fi truman show. [0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/

helf 3y ago
+++ Always upvote Dark City mentioning :)
anthk 3y ago
I was about to say that. I love the German expresionist aesthetics from that film.
lordfrito 3y ago
I second the recommendation on Dark City. When I first saw The Matrix I said to myself, they stole all the ideas in this film from Dark City.
- AlbertoGP 3y ago
  I watched Dark City years after watching The Matrix (on opening in the cinema) and I enjoyed it very much, have watched it multiple times over the years. Here is Dark City’s director Alex Proyas: “Alex Proyas on: The Matrix copying Dark City” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytxjsetVIRM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytxjsetVIRM And this is a juxtaposition of some scenes with background music: “The Matrix vs. Dark City.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moW17YHl6B8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moW17YHl6B8 This is Mr. Hand [Richard O’Brien] talking in ”Memories of Shell Beach”: > It was a very groovy movie, you see? > I remember saying to Rufus Sewell [who played the protagonist], I said, you know, it actually, truthfully, it really doesn’t matter, does it, whether it’s a box-office success because we’re going to get paid as actors anyway, sorry Alex [Proyas] but this is true, we’re gonna get paid as actors anyway and isn’t it nice to be part of something which is groovy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrK4U6PEu94&t=1029s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrK4U6PEu94&t=1029s
  - lordfrito 3y ago
    Thanks for the links. Wow didn't realize there was a producer in common between the two films. Stinks that Dark City didn't get enough credit at the time.
- rkachowski 3y ago
  iirc the matrix literally reused the same sets and backdrops from the production of dark city
- yomlica8 3y ago
  There were several movies with a similar theme that came out around this time. The 13th Floor is another good one, although Dark City and Matrix were better IMO. I think the backdrop of the Internet really taking off sort of had everyone thinking about worlds within worlds more than they were before.

I feel the need to mention Dark City (1998)[0] here. It's like a noir sci fi truman show. [0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/

helf 3y ago

+++ Always upvote Dark City mentioning :)

anthk 3y ago

I was about to say that. I love the German expresionist aesthetics from that film.

lordfrito 3y ago

I second the recommendation on Dark City. When I first saw The Matrix I said to myself, they stole all the ideas in this film from Dark City.

AlbertoGP 3y ago
I watched Dark City years after watching The Matrix (on opening in the cinema) and I enjoyed it very much, have watched it multiple times over the years. Here is Dark City’s director Alex Proyas: “Alex Proyas on: The Matrix copying Dark City” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytxjsetVIRM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytxjsetVIRM And this is a juxtaposition of some scenes with background music: “The Matrix vs. Dark City.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moW17YHl6B8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moW17YHl6B8 This is Mr. Hand [Richard O’Brien] talking in ”Memories of Shell Beach”: > It was a very groovy movie, you see? > I remember saying to Rufus Sewell [who played the protagonist], I said, you know, it actually, truthfully, it really doesn’t matter, does it, whether it’s a box-office success because we’re going to get paid as actors anyway, sorry Alex [Proyas] but this is true, we’re gonna get paid as actors anyway and isn’t it nice to be part of something which is groovy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrK4U6PEu94&t=1029s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrK4U6PEu94&t=1029s
- lordfrito 3y ago
  Thanks for the links. Wow didn't realize there was a producer in common between the two films. Stinks that Dark City didn't get enough credit at the time.
rkachowski 3y ago
iirc the matrix literally reused the same sets and backdrops from the production of dark city
yomlica8 3y ago
There were several movies with a similar theme that came out around this time. The 13th Floor is another good one, although Dark City and Matrix were better IMO. I think the backdrop of the Internet really taking off sort of had everyone thinking about worlds within worlds more than they were before.