Most cyberpunk movies zig and zag between the conventional space of sci-fi entertainment. It’s incredibly visual, action packed and dances around some sort of socio-political message. But there isn’t a single cyberpunk film that gets to the root of the human condition more than Spike Jonze’ romantic film Her.
Robotics
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Come on! There’s no way you really haven’t seen The Matrix. This is one of the best, mainstream transhumanist movie series in modern cinema. It touches on many of the core concepts of cyberpunk ideology, has some awesome fight scenes and one of the most memorable lines in all of film: “I know Kung Fu”.
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Sex robots are the future, so David Rutland has a fireside chat with an up-and-coming bedroom developer. Why bother with Tindering, Grindr-ing and dating when it’s easier (and potentially cheaper) to order a willing and compliant non-sentient silicone alternative?
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So The Matrix 4 is confirmed. But what will it look like? There are so many questions! Have no fear! We’ll be reviewing how The Matrix Revolutions ended with Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and The Oracle (Mary Alice) in the very last scene. Afterwards, we’ll share some hopes and predictions as to where this story may go into The Matrix 4.
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Some early cyberpunk predictions feel as distant as their publication date; as those years have come (and gone), other predictions have begun to feel horribly prescient. Sure, we aren’t all cyborgs, can’t plug our brains into alternate realities and don’t live in an eternal night. Yet other ideas – like global corporations more powerful than nations, technologically provoked social upheaval and an alienated lower class – have arrived.
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And when the inevitable finally comes to pass, what then? Do I get a puppy? Do I get another shelter dog? I want a dog as much like my current dog as possible, so it’s an option to get his genes sampled and find out exactly what blend of the 57 varieties he actually is. And then I can simply find another one. What if I could have a dog who would never die? One who would never get old and frail and ill, and habitually balance on that knife edge of life and death as I will him not to go into the light?
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1990 saw the return of Robocop in Robocop 2. The sequel doesn’t suffer from a lack of talent – Peter Weller and Nancy Allen return as their roles of Murphy and Lewis, with Tom Noonan as Cain, the main antagonist.
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Ella is New Zealand’s first Artificial Human cop. She is a humanoid virtual assistant that is programmed to interact with individuals face-to-face. The AI cop with use real-time animation and emulate conversations with staff members and visitors to the station. Her name stands for Electronic Lifelike Assistant.
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It has been covered by every news network, complete with handy visuals, because a standard corporate unveil is now a news story – clumsy CEO wrecks own vehicle. It’s not relegated to the tech or motoring pages any more
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Can a sex robot ever replace an actual human interaction?