That film had the best technical advisors that money could buy. I saw it in the theater as a child, and a few months ago. Every technical element rang true, whe

That film had the best technical advisors that money could buy. I saw it in the theater as a child, and a few months ago. Every technical element rang true, whether it was yesterday's, today's, or plausible future scope. I often recount how I loved the way David busted out of the office by using alligator clips and a microcassette to replay tones for the cipher lock. In a world where every other film is "hacker in a dark room wears a hoodie and cranks up EDM while CSS scrolls on the screen", WarGames appealed to nerds as an exploration of current tech, and a cautionary tale of a possible future.