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Cyberpunk
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What is Cyberpunk?
Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.
Cyberpunk characteristics include:
- Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
- Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
- Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
- Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
- Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.
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I used to work with a guy that swore he thought Avatar was one of the greatest movies ever made, he owned multiple copies on different formats
I judge movies and books by how much I remember the next day. I'm not too bright and easily excited, gotta sleep on it.
Avatar was awesome on the big screen. Totally forgotten the next day. Watched it maybe twice more, pretty sure it's on the server, still don't remember it.
Yeah it's a pretty basic space Pocahontas, it's not really exploring any new ideas
Huh. I mean, I'm sure it's a decent enough movie, but it just completely lacks any cultural impact. It's not known for anything besides blue people.
The impact of Avatar is the technologies that James Cameron has advanced in order to create it. Avatar will lead to better cameras, techniques and movies. The story is just an excuse to get Disney to give him the money he needs to pursue his craft.
He really is just a mad scientist tricking Disney and the movie going public into funding his tech projects. He wanted a personal submarine, so he made a movie about the Titanic.
I spent a fair bit of time trying to understand how he came to this conclusion, it confuses me to this day.