Which movies have predicted the future most accurately?

[Fiffy]

Originally Posted by EvaDK

Whatever you think such an alternative world with flying cars everywhere would look like, I think I can promise you that reality would be very different. And not for the better.

What? You're telling me I'm not getting this?

[Fenway55]

The movie Contagion (2011) didn't quite get everything right, but it did a fairly decent job of predicting what would happen in our modern society when a pandemic broke out.

[Farerb]

Top Gun: Maverick

[bladerunner6]

Originally Posted by DKLou

Somewhat true but it also way overstated how advanced we’d be. A moon station? Basic travel to and from the moon on a commercial airliner? Have you flown lately or used our air travel system? A clown fest. .

It was making predictions based on the current situation with the Space Race.

But when the Soviet Union failed to make it to the moon first they gave up rather than continue the fight.

“For All Mankind” in Apple TV explores the idea that the Space Race would have continued if the Soviets had gotten to the moon first under the assumption the US wouldn’t have given up and kept fighting.

Clarke’s novel “Imperial Earth” from 1975 acknowledged that after the Apollo program the US shifted from dramatic space exploration to pragmatic space exploitation for a number of decades. And his prediction was absolutely right.


And of course he was right. That novel also talked Ansel-driving cars, hip pocket computers, video conferencing and cultured meat.


Few, if any futurists are as good as ACC.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sTdWQAKzESA

[PhysicalMediaMaestro]

Originally Posted by bladerunner6

Clarke’s novel “Imperial Earth” from 1975 acknowledged that after the Apollo program the US shifted from dramatic space exploration to pragmatic space exploitation for a number of decades. And his prediction was absolutely right.

When you say Clarke, are you talking about Arthur C. Clarke, the author of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

In that case, his prediction in "Imperial Earth" about spaceflight turned out to be right. I'm kind of sad that it turned out to be right. I wish humans had built a lunar outpost and gone to Mars by now.

[bladerunner6]

Originally Posted by Doomhunter

1984 films with it’s prediction of censorship, SpeechCrime, ThoughtCrime, reducing the English language, controlling the populace by controlling the media etc. To be fair though 1984 films are based on the book, so really not independent idea films.

Perhaps Fist of Fury with its prediction that everyone would be Kung Fu fighting.

Reducing the English language?????

He bro, even though we haven’t had a bromance and I don’t know what your favorite hashtag or influencer is I would like to ask about how much you know about block chain or crypto?

BTW, have you ever been the victim of quiet firing or instead have you quiet quit?


English language being reduced? Uh no.

Thoughtcrime or Speechcrime? No such things.


Censorship has always existed and it is way less today. Anyone and everyone posts random crap on the Internet and millions even billions can read it.

As for controlling the populace through the media there are definitely things like the SSA sending out emails that taxes were being eliminated on Social Security. But innumerable people pointed out the nonsense. There is counter media to virtually every belief and piece of misinformation.


As for the surveillance state, government hasn’t imposed that on us. People bring Alexa into their homes on their own accord.


I personally avoid smart appliances for that reason.

[bladerunner6]

Blade Runner: Deckard spends some time enhancing a photo. 10 years afterwards in “Patriot Games” Harrison Ford plays a character that just casually looks at enhanced satellite photos.

I am surprised no one has mentioned the 1987 movie “The Running Man”. It predicted:

1) What Mick Fleetwood would like in 2017

2) A reality TV star would be running the US in 2017

3) Related, that reality TV would be a big deal

4) That a lot of reality TV would be made up

5) Motion capture would be used to create deep fakes

[Zivouhr]

One question would be, what advantage would floating cars be over wheeled cars?

+No tires.
+No need to worry about roadhole pock marks or repaving roads.

The controls and response would have to be so precise that there wasn't any lingering, understeer or swaying. Not easy to achieve but Drone technology seems the most precise with the spinning blades. The PS4/PS5 game Watch Dogs Legion lets you test out drones you can fly.

Then there would absolutely need to be a height cap limit, so you could never get the floating car above 4 feet from the ground. Any higher up, and people are going to need pilot licenses and it would probably be a disaster. Then the risk of crashing would be much greater if it was above 4 feet floating.

Or would it be like the Fifth Element, or Attack of the Clones where Anakin is driving Obi Wan in the night city of Coruscant?

[BladeRunner2007]

Demolition Man

[PhysicalMediaMaestro]

Originally Posted by Farerb

Top Gun: Maverick

Is that because of the Mach 10 fighter jet? I'll believe that when a Mach 10 fighter jet actually gets built (though I'm willing to accept the fact that the government might keep that a secret from us).

[dancerslegs]

These “Which movies have predicted the future most accurately” threads invariably prove that there is always at least some overlap with “Most misunderstood books of all-time” threads.

[bladerunner6]

Originally Posted by PhysicalMediaMaestro

When you say Clarke, are you talking about Arthur C. Clarke, the author of "2001: A Space Odyssey"?

In that case, his prediction in "Imperial Earth" about spaceflight turned out to be right. I'm kind of sad that it turned out to be right. I wish humans had built a lunar outpost and gone to Mars by now.

Yes, Arthur C. Clarke.

The Space Race was indeed a race. And when one of the competitors dropped out, the other just coasted.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Robocop
Idiocracy

[PhysicalMediaMaestro]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

Robocop

"RoboCop" foresaw walking humanoid robots, augmented reality, and smart phones.

[Streamingsux]

V for Vendetta

[scotchka]

A Face in the Crowd - basically predicted reality tv show culture.

[merlinjones]

Network
A Face in the Crowd
Brazil
The Jetsons (TV)
2001 (HAL segment)
Wild in the Streets
Shock Treatment
Sunset Boulevard
Animal Farm
Blade Runner
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (56)

[Pondosinatra]

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by PhysicalMediaMaestro

"RoboCop" foresaw walking humanoid robots, augmented reality, and smart phones.

And fascist corporate governments.

[bladerunner6]

Originally Posted by PhysicalMediaMaestro

"RoboCop" foresaw walking humanoid robots, augmented reality, and smart phones.

I haven’t seen a single cyborg cop around the Detroit area any time I have been there.