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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:

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Hey, so this is the list of movies on my local media server which are tagged as "cyberpunk". I am looking for suggestions on more movies I should add to this list. Cheers,

ETA: Well, OK, this should keep me busy for a while. Thanks - y'all are amazing and awesome.

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[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yes.

And Neuromancer (goddammit).

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Honey, we have Neuromancer at home. ::holds up copy of Johnny Mnemonic::

I want it too, but there's no need. Johnny Mnemonic was the original short-story template for Neuromancer, and fits into a feature-length film just fine. Campyness be damned - I love that movie. Meanwhile, Neuromancer would need a miniseries to do it justice. And we're "people living in orbit" and "AGI" away from being inside that book.

Plus it's permanently stuck in development hell, so we'll probably never get one.