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What are the best movies with a vision of the future?

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Anthony Kim18 Anthony Kim18 Active Member
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#41 ·
Yeah. Like that movie with Sylvester Stallone and that Black guy?
Actually, some part of that film really did come true—cameras are everywhere now, and I even heard there's a small town in Vegas where they have sensors that trip an alarm if you so much as sneeze or something!
Scott Garcia20 Scott Garcia20 Member
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#42 ·
S1m0ne (honestly, quite a bit of Andrew Niccol's work actually holds up... things like Gattaca and The Truman Show)

A total knockout.🙏 🙏
shadowviper9 shadowviper9 Newcomer
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#43 ·
Patrick Smith44 said:I'll admit, if you set aside the Hollywood hyperbole regarding robotics, I.A. Artificial Intelligence, the movie actually offers a pretty grounded vision of the future. You see those twisting skyscrapers necessitated by extreme height, screens embedded in every surface, subterranean transit networks, self-driving electric cars—or maybe hydrogen, who knows—and that pervasive, all-encompassing digital connectivity.

Children of Men presents a similarly compelling vision, though personally, I find its depiction much more relatable.
The terrorism they show isn't even fiction anymore; it’s already started. 😉

I'm inclined to agree with Zallman
Sophia Scott5 Sophia Scott5 Member
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#44 ·
wanderingmaker8 said:When I say "best," I’m talking about what’s most original or genuinely captivating.

The post-human world depicted in AI is actually pretty fascinating, even if the ending feels a bit forced. Children of Men earns major points for its sheer realism, whereas Blade Runner gets all the credit for its incredible aesthetic.

Honestly, those futuristic cities packed with endless skyscrapers have become such a tired cliché. Fritz Lang did it first, and he did it best in New York City.

It might not be the most original thing ever, but man, did it nail the future back in 1958—Tati's 'Mon Oncle'.
redwalker6 redwalker6 Member
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#45 ·
Timecop. Apparently, according to that movie, time machines actually exist today. 🤣
ruggedfox28 ruggedfox28 Regular
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#46 ·
I mean, there’s definitely something going on with all those Terminator movies, Aliens, Blade Runner, Flash Gordon... all that stuff about aliens and killer robots from the future. But honestly? I’m pretty sure we’re gonna tear ourselves apart way before that happens, just because of how reckless we are with everything on this planet—climate issues and all that. We’ll probably rebuild some kind of society first, and then maybe the Terminators can come for us...

The day after tomorrow 🙏 🙏 🙏

If we actually make it through that, then the rest of the 🙂
should be a breeze.
Ashley Newman3 Ashley Newman3 Newcomer
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#47 ·
Blade Runner, just without the flying cars and equipped with actual decent computers... ☕
George Alvarez3 George Alvarez3 Member
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#48 ·
restlessfalcon5 said:Children of Men is easily the best of the bunch. People tend to go overboard when they talk about The Matrix or The Core... especially regarding computer tech and A.I. Artificial Intelligence. We’re actually hitting a wall there; we can't just keep shrinking integrated circuits forever, and the era of microscopic processors is nearing its limit. Plus, we're running out of the raw materials needed to build them. And let’s be real—once the oil runs out, things are going to get ugly because renewables won't be enough to pick up the slack.

In my opinion, it's the most believable depiction of a collapsing society...

You're totally ignoring nanotechnology.
nimblescout50 nimblescout50 Active Member
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#49 ·
Eccentric Freak;10868215 said:hockay: don't laugh: breakfast at tiffany's

That’s basically what the future looks like
nimblescout50 nimblescout50 Active Member
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#50 ·
redwalker6 said:Timecop. Apparently, according to that movie, time machines actually exist today. 🤣

There’s also this unknown guy.
Made a fortune trading on the New York Stock Exchange. When they asked him how he did it, he just claimed he
came from the future. Honestly, it wouldn't have been all that shocking—until they realized there's
not a single trace of him in any official records.
cosmicheron48 cosmicheron48 Newcomer
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#51 ·
I’ve been thinking lately, and I honestly feel like Girl from Tomorrow offers perhaps the most compelling vision of what the future might actually look like..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_From_Tomorrow
Christian Sanchez4 Christian Sanchez4 Active Member
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#52 ·
The Matrix.
Every single time I get hit by a wave of déjà vu, that's the first thing that pops into my head. 😁

It’s like War of the Worlds, but without any kind of happy ending. 😁
Carol King13 Carol King13 Newcomer
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#53 ·
I’m siding with the
Gattaca
fans here.
Anthony Kim18 said:Flash Gordon😂

Anyone know of any movies set in the future that actually talk about 2007 or anything earlier?

Uh... "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
wearytinker8 wearytinker8 Active Member
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#54 ·
Carol King13 said:I’m siding with the
Gattaca
fans here.

Uh... "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

There’s actually some pretty wild trivia regarding "2001."
Most people know that Stanley didn't live to see the year 2001, but fewer realize there might be a darker pattern at play here... since Stanley passed away exactly 666 days before January 1st, 2001.
It gets even weirder when you look at the numbers—the film supposedly contains 666 frames, and the monoliths appear for a total of 666 seconds.
Could all of this have been some sort of foreshadowing for the attacks on the World Trade Center?
Some people point to those creepy images where you can almost make out a devilish face staring back from the smoke...
Take a look:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/962839/detail.html
Dennis Anderson3 Dennis Anderson3 Newcomer
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#55 ·
balance
cosmicowl732 cosmicowl732 Member
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#56 ·
Minority Report

I’m pretty sure there’s even a documentary on the DVD about how they actually designed that future world. If you ask me, this is probably the most realistic depiction of a relatively near future ever put on screen—aside from, obviously, the whole machine that predicts murders. The tech, the fashion, the architecture, the media... everything in this movie was crafted down to the tiniest detail, and it is just fantastic. I mean, if you look at current concept car models or just see which way the consumer electronics industry is heading, you can tell we’re actually moving in that direction. Anyone who has seen the film knows exactly what I'm talking about. It’s a movie that manages to bridge a grand vision of the future with things that feel tangible. Houses still look like houses, people still dress like actual people, and shopping malls and hotels still feel familiar. It’s just all layered with those little extra details that we know are eventually going to arrive.
electriclynx2 electriclynx2 Member
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#57 ·
Futurama was clearly just a little too ahead of its time...
wiredpanther10 wiredpanther10 Member
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#58 ·
Thanks so much, 1138.
bluetiger13 bluetiger13 Member
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#59 ·
matrix.

It’s not exactly a masterpiece—but man, the concept is solid.
velvetotter10 velvetotter10 Newcomer
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#60 ·
Strange Days—it’s really more about the sociology of human interaction than anything else.
Soylent Green—it’s essentially a sociological and economic phenomenon.
Blade Runner—now that is a piece of cinema that functions more like a sociological study than a mere sci-fi flick. It’s dense, layered, and frankly, a bit haunting when you really sit with it.
Mad Max—which, if we’re being honest, is basically just a sociological case study at this point—is exactly what happens once crude oil hits that $500 mark back in 2015.
Waterworld—it’s essentially a sociological and ecological autopsy performed on what our future might look like once the global warming mess finally catches up to us and ruins everything.

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