Imagine the Future

  Woman appears to have superpowers is able to defeat men very quickly and easily Can jump rooftops Movie is pretty dark Shows how it is mysterious Old computers shown Shows the directors are not attempting to make this very futuristic looking Neo (main character) is following directions of someone he doesn't know who speaks to him through his computer and the phone Neo is punished by not following the directions He gets arrested  Woman appears to be trying to help Neo Upset when he gets arrested Science fiction seen - Neo’s mouth is pulled shut by some kind of futuristic tech A scorpion looking device crawls inside Neo Appears to be a dream Women working against the gov pull the bug out of Neo “I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life” - Neo While allowing himself to be controlled by others Morpheus gives Neo the option of taking one of two pills Blue - wake up and believe whatever you want to believe Red - stay in the present and learn more about what’s ha...

  Robots were able to take over because they do not have the same needs as humans They do not need food, water, human connection They don't have feelings or pain receptors This movie again shows robots that are indistinguishable from humans Except for feelings Sheila (robot)  explains love in a very technical way Explaining what happens to your body, not how you actually feel The goal of this team is to create a robot capable of love and other feelings “It isn’t simply a question of creating a robot who can love. But isn't the real conundrum, can you get a human to love them back?” Humans rarely love things At what point does this creation become human, or something worthy of love “In the beginning, didn’t God create Adam to love Him?” Dr. Hobby is trying to justify his reasonings for creating these new robots Very futuristic looking cars Shows cryogenic technology Very futuristic looking homes First of the new robots is given to a family who lost their child Scientists are pr...

  Blade Runner: Allison Meyer, Gianna Smith, & Evan Fleming Clocks - “time to die”, inevitable death, 4 year lifespan, time is up White bird - rebirth and salvation, Flys to heavens Flies away when Roy dies Coat Cigarettes- smoked throughout and death and destruction Wanted the robots to be “more human than human” space - “attack ships on fire”, futuristic elements/technology (flying cars) “Quite an experience to live in fear isn't it? That’s what it is to be a slave.” - Roy Batty “It's too bad she won't live. But then again who does?” - Gaff

     Philip K. Dick was a prominent Science Fiction writer from around the 1950’s to the 1980’s. His importance to the Science Fiction literature and film field cannot be overstated. During his life, he published 44 novels and 121 short stories, all with great importance to the sci-fi world (Pierce-Bohen, 1). Many of these stories show alternate realities and/or artificial intelligence and are the basis for many popular books and films today.       One example of this is seen in his book-to-movie adaptation of Blade Runner. This movie shows the dangers of creating robots that are hyper realistic because it shows that robots may not be able to experience emotions in the same way as humans, therefore making them extremely dangerous because they are capable of almost anything, except guilt and remorse for their actions. This movie manages to highlight the dangers of futuristic technology with the inhumane humanistic robots, but it also shows the benefits ...

  Alan Turing Code breaker and math genius of the 20th century Helped break the code from the germans in WWII Was discriminated against because he was gay Put in jail and forced to undergo chemical castration Created the first computer Turing test Can a computer answer questions and act like a computer What is artificial intelligence Computers that can solve problems faster than humans without natural intelligence AI is impossible without data Need to have pattern recognition All data saved to a cloud so all robots would be capable of each task Blade Runner Imagining what the future of technology will be Director - ridley scott Very electronic music When extremely realistic robots return to earth they are destroyed Common theme in many of these movies - close up shots of a human eye Shows the life that humans have that robots do not Appears to take place somewhere in asia Some technology seems rather old Tvs, computers Some is extremely advanced Robots Very futuristic city High bui...