Films who attempt to tell a futuristic story sometimes get way ahead of themselves. Back to the Future is set in 2015. That's next year! Even though the film was right about the technologies we'd have like the flat screen televisions and small cameras everywhere, they were off by how we live our lives with the new technologies.
(Skype)I am all for the new technology that opens our minds and pushes our boundaries. I think it is critical to develop new ways to create and function in society, but it seems like these technologies can limit us from society.
The film Lawnmower Man is a prime example of a techie who got so involved with his virtual world that he started drinking more, became depressed and lost his wife. Just think if he had Facebook? He gets so isolated in his virtual world he invites a new friend to join which turns out to be the worst decision ever made.
What I want to say is that with all this technology we need to find a balance and make it intentional when we use these media tools. Stories are powerful. Sci-fi films like Soylent Green and Planet of the Apes have the ability to foresee what can happen in the future. I enjoy films like these but lets try to stay in present to address the issues of now so that the technologies made today do not get misused.
