The Matrix. While as a kid I would say that I wanted to be downloaded into a video game when I died, the idea that was already the case never even entered my m

The Matrix. While as a kid I would say that I wanted to be downloaded into a video game when I died, the idea that was already the case never even entered my mind. Even after watching the movie, I was just like "oh man, that's such a neat idea" but still didn't think it was actually the case. It wasn't until years later reading Nick Bostrom's work that I started to seriously entertain it, and only then as I considered it more seriously (and as things progressed in parallel) that it became a predominant belief. But for a movie to set in motion a complete shift in how one sees the world and their place in it is a pretty remarkable accomplishment, even if it still required a ton of additional pieces thereafter to arrive.