Cloning technology, interplanetary spacecraft, wearables of all kinds… many of these scientific wonders were dreamed up in visionary books and silver screens before the news headlines were, or at least were on the way to becoming, reality. It was done.
The enlightened fantasy of writers and filmmakers, before science itself, could one day introduce us to amazing innovations thought unattainable. A legendary film staple that foresaw a technological breakthrough It’s ahead of its time.
big city (1927) and video call
The invention of cinema dates back to 1895. Not long after, the pioneering geniuses began to expand their cinematic creativity, adding a sci-fi flavor to their productions.
In 1927, German expressionist Fritz Lang imagined a futuristic 21st-century city full of undeveloped technologies for his films. big cityIn this film, the working class, destined to live in an underground ghetto by the rich, confront their dark destiny prompted by robots. machine man. This picture Showing the origins of sci-fi in cinema.
Beyond the ethical and social backstories it raises, Lang’s big city Predict streaming video callsin other words, our Skype or WhatsApp calls, almost a century aheadWe’re so used to these breakthroughs that it seems like they’ve been available forever.
Plus Metropolis Showcase Computer, another energy production machine, android, human cloning, air transportation…many innovations that were ultimately implemented in our modern society.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981, 2005) and Wikipedia
This Hollywood sci-fi movie Originally developed as a TV series in 1981And the program is Based on the 1979 novel by Douglas AdamsA humorous and absurd tale of Arthur Dent’s adventures after learning that. Earth is about to be destroyed by alien construction workers To build an intergalactic highway.
The guides the film deals with are objects that hold all the knowledge and wisdom that every inhabitant of the universe might need. ”, which is one of the most popular rules that have led to the annual celebration. towel day May 25th. Housed inside a large-screen metal book, search queries are voice-triggered. ring the bell? In fact, this universal database, conceived before the 1980s, The closest analogy to 21st century Wikipedia and internet search engines.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Tablets, to mention only one
Stanley Kubrick was one of those visionary filmmakers who could foresee in his photography the technological innovations so familiar to us today. 2001: A Space Odyssey It was truly a cinematic revolution. It seems highly unlikely that it premiered in 1968.
The film presents many innovative proposals of remarkable scientific coherence, including: interstellar voyageBut if there’s an object that you’ve noticed for the first time in this flick that you probably have at home or are currently using to read this article, it’s TabletKubrick and Arthur C. Clarke’s approach was so prescient that in fact Samsung used it to: Legal arguments to defend yourself against Apple’s plagiarism allegations, Regarding device design.
minority report (2002) and Eye Recognition Technology
we couldn’t leave minority report from this list. If you haven’t seen the film yet and are watching it now, you may not be as impressed as viewers were at the time. Because, despite the futuristic technologies that the film presents, surprisingly some of them have already been implemented or are in the prototype stage. ready for sale.
among them, face and eye recognition technologya feature now found in some mobile phones to unlock the screen, which until recently was unattainable.
back to the future 2 (1989) and wearables
I would have liked to list this film as a predictor of current time travel technology, but we’ll have to wait and see. , marked an entire generation not only for its great storylines, but also for its tech-related predictions.
Who doesn’t remember the McFly kids wearing them to dinnertime virtual reality glasses, Are you 20+ years ahead of Google’s Glass and Samsung’s VR models?
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