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>Think of all the countless valuable film, music, etc that didn't have the acclaim of The Matrix. Gone sooner, and more prolifically. E.g. Existenz and Strange
by et-al 2y ago
>Think of all the countless valuable film, music, etc that didn't have the acclaim of The Matrix. Gone sooner, and more prolifically.
E.g. Existenz and Strange Days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existenz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existenz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Days_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Days_(film)
- samplatt 2y agoYou're saying both of those no longer exist on streaming services? That's a goddamned tragedy (though I have local copies of both). Side note, I first watched Strange Days on a VR headset (the Gear VR) while on a 6hr flight, having no idea the movie would be about virtual reality. That felt pretty damn special.
- et-al 2y agoAh no. To clarify I was highlighting mvkel's point by pointing out two lesser known films that future film historians would want to access to in addition to The Matrix. Luckily there are plenty of DVDs floating about for those films, but you can imagine a situation where a cult classic released now will not have that physical artifact.
- sien 2y agoWith books there is a requirement for to upload all books published in Australia to be put in the Australian National Library. The US has something similar. It's surprising that something like that hasn't been legislated for film and possibly for TV. It would be quite doable today technologically.
- mtoner23 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry
- autoexec 2y agoBoth readily available on DVD still thankfully, although Existenz is selling for about twice what they want for strange days for some reason.
- deafpolygon 2y agoExistenz is on the MS Store for some reason.