Welcome to Nr 4 of 12 #HumpdayAndChill 🎬🍿 events of this year – the monthly movie event where we recommend our favourite movies and series centred around a specific topic, chosen by the #TangledCommunity , and where you can #earn a share of 15,000,000 millix!!
Today’s theme was — as usual — chosen via the #CaturdayVote :
🤖 Humanity vs. technology 🤖
How to #earn #Millix in this event? 🔹 Pick your film/series 👀 (please stick to the theme!). 🔹 No doubles allowed!! If you see another Tangler picked the same movie, you are welcome to submit another one. 🔹 Comment your choice on THIS post (or a link to your separate post). 🔹 Tell us about your pick IN YOUR OWN WORDS , please! 🙊 🔹 OPTIONAL: add a visual – either video or image and/or a link to a teaser video, so #Tanglers can check out your choice! 🔹 The event lasts THREE days and will be closed Friday 26 April. 🔹 I will then add all valid entries into a raffle draw and FIVE winners will be selected who will each receive 3,000,000 millix!
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My pick of the month is MINORITY REPORT , a film directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2002 which presents a gripping and thought-provoking vision of the future where crime can be prevented before it occurs.
It is set in a dystopian society where a specialised police department uses precognitive individuals, known as “precogs”, to predict crimes. We follow Precrime Chief John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, as he becomes the target of a murder prediction. As Anderton delves deeper into the mystery, he uncovers a complex web of deceit, manipulation, and corruption within the precognition system.
The expertly crafted visuals, compelling narrative, and exploration of themes such as free will, ethics, and surveillance make this a standout film in the science fiction genre, leaving you questioning the implications of technology on society long after the credits roll. No wonder this movie was so good – it was based on a novella by Philip K Dick (aka PKD), the great American science fiction writer, who is considered one of the most important figures in 20th century science fiction. We all know some great movies based on his other works – Blade Runner, A Scanner Darkly, Total Recall and The Adjustment Bureau.
Sorry for multiple comments brother I wrote about that series. But they gone mate I love the way of how they steal things from some high security places
Hmmmm.... It's a great series, but it's quite a stretch to say it fits within the theme of the month; this series is more about heist planning, moral dilemmas, interpersonal relationships etc., not really 'humanity vs technology'...
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 HAL 9000 is just a red light and a voice. And yet, it is a truly menacing, unnerving character. Unfortunately for astronauts on the Discovery One, HAL turns on them. Those pod bay doors? Yeah, they aren’t getting opened. Stanley Kubrick created so much tension with so little action. cult classic
Ghost in the Shell 2017 After a terrible accident, a woman named Major is cyber-enhanced with special abilities to fight the most dangerous criminals. When a new type of terrorism emerges, Major uses her skills to stop it. this remake of the original 1995 animation is visually beautiful but the original one has more impact on the senses and it was ahead of its time. 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRkb1X9ovI4 1995 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RF09G8Ymqg
This movie is my most favorite of all ever since I was a kid. It involves these robotic beings, known as Transformers, who can transform from humanoid robots into various vehicles, weapons, or other objects. Their ability to change forms plays a significant role in their combat abilities and overall functionality. The Transformers are depicted as extraterrestrial beings with highly advanced technology. When they arrive on Earth, they bring with them not just their physical presence but also their advanced weaponry, knowledge, and culture. This sudden introduction of alien technology onto Earth raises questions about how humanity will react and adapt to such a profound change.
Humans initially react to the presence of the Transformers with a mix of awe, fear, and uncertainty. The sheer power and technological prowess of the Transformers challenge human understanding and control, leading to both cooperation and conflict.
RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferrer. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit in the near future, RoboCop centers on police officer Alex Murphy (Weller) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products as the cyborg law enforcer RoboCop. Unaware of his former life, RoboCop executes a campaign against crime while coming to terms with the lingering fragments of his humanity.
Pacific Rim is a 2013 American science fiction monster film directed by Guillermo del Toro, starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman, and the first film in the Pacific Rim franchise. The screenplay was written by Travis Beacham and del Toro from a story by Beacham. The film is set in the future, when Earth is at war with the Kaiju,[a] colossal sea monsters which have emerged from an interdimensional portal on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. To combat the monsters, humanity unites to create the Jaegers,[b] gigantic humanoid mechas, each controlled by two co-pilots whose minds
For me is ghost in the shell I also watch the anime version. The movie is played by scarlet johansson, it is about making the perfect soldier in a form of cyborg. It is titled Ghost in the shell because, the ghost is the soul trapped in the shell which is artificially made. https://tangled.com/c/b8ad3bae3a986d3ed6029bad08743bccaca8ffc85
The Martian (2015) Starring Matt Damon and directed by Ridley Scott, The Martian tells the story of an astronaut named Mark Watney who gets lost on the planet Mars after an excavation mission. Watney must survive on a barren planet with limited resources and try to find a way to return to earth. This film offers accurate science about Martian conditions and space technology.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day" one of my favorite action movie, where there's this super cool robot T-800 played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was sent back in time to protect this kid John Connor from another robot called T-1000. When I first saw this movie I don't understand the plot and everything till I watch it again & again that's when I realized the reason the enemy robot wants to kill John is to prevent him from leading the human resistance in the future against the machines.
I was obsessed with this when I was younger, even though my age that time is not appropriate to watch this kind of action movies lol.