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Monday, March 19, 2007
Top 15 Truly Speculative Movies
Vividly realized, speculative Earth future Considers "the human condition" Makes you think (more than just entertainment) Moral dilemmas In no particular order ... The Final Cut (2004) The Thirteenth Floor (1999) Metropolis (1927) The Time Machine (1960) Bladerunner (1982) Minority Report (2002) Alien (1979) Fahrenheit 451 (1966) A Clockwork Orange (1971) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Gattica (1997) Logan's Run (1976) The Planet of the Apes (1968) Brazil (1985) The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980) Twelve Monkeys (1995)- I haven't seen this yet, but it looks like it might fit this list nicely. As I recalled each of these films they also share another common trait, authoritarianism. I truly hope that is not the future we (and our future forbears) experience. Labels: future, movies, speculative Share on Facebook 3 comments
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You HAVEN'T seen 12 Monkeys!? Get your ass down to the DVD store NOW! It's brilliant. What about Rollerball, The Matrix, Equilibrium, Westworld, Unbreakable?
Yeah, but these films were just entertainment vehicles, there was no "true" attempt to extrapolate a believable future. What my list was getting at was that these films didn't just entertain, they seriously discussed possible societal changes. Making you think after the movie has ended is different than making you go "Wow!"
Weeeeeell, I think you'd better rewatch Rollerball, Equlibrium, and Westworld. They are all more tahn entertainment and raise serious issues about potential futures. Rollerball's corporate controlled countries and blood sport as mass entertainment has almost come true. Westworld is all about when technology/entertainment go bad. Equilibrium is like an updated Fahrenehit 451.
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