Sci-Fi films are not to everyone's liking. Some are just weird; it's sci-fi. It's supposed to be weird. According to Reader's Digest, here are 17 films they believe predicted the future.
1. The Terminator (1984)
-Summary: A soldier is sent from the future, from the year 2029, to kill a cyborg programmed to kill a woman whose son will be the savior of humanity
-In this world, drones are used in warfare. It might have felt like an idea made just for that movie at the time, but in today's modern world. drones have been adapted to aid in modern warfare. Drones have become heavily used in not just military missions but also law enforcement
2. The Truman Show (1998)
-Summary: An insurance salesman discovers his whole life has become a reality TV show
-With the rise of reality TV, people have an absurd obsession with watching life play out on the TV screen. This movie also shows the concept of constant surveillance
3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
-Summary: When a powerful alien is seen approaching Earth, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise try to intercept it before it gets too close to Earth
-Back when this movie was done, we didn't have voice assistants like Siri and Alexa to help us. In this film, Capt. Kirk is using a voice assistant to interact with the Enterprise
4. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
-Summary: A group of astronomers make a mission to go to the Moon
-Considered to be the first ever sci-fi movie, the idea of going to the Moon was a revolutionary idea at the time. It was simply not considered as an actual idea of going to explore the Moon. Less than seven decades later, missions to the Moon were made possible
5. Blade Runner (1982)
-Summary: A man known as a blade runner must stop and kill four replicants who have gained hold of a ship, hoping to get to Earth to find their creator
-While Blade Runner may not have predicted all of the future, other items in this film came true. Digital billboards on buildings, for example, are on tall skyscrapers in various parts of the world
6. The Matrix (1999)
-Summary: A beautiful stranger entices computer hacker Neo to a strange, underground world where he discovers the horrifying truth that the life he knows is a computer simulation created by evil cyber-intelligence
-In the days since this movie was released, huge leaps and advances had been made in the world of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. There are headsets that people can buy that allow them to virtually do anything, from flying planes to playing sports
7. Soylent Green (1973)
-Summary: When a police officer stumbles is called to investigate a murder, he enters a nightmarish reality involving big corporations trying to hide the truth
-This movie shows what kind of devastating damage global warming can do. Currently, the Earth is suffering from global warming
8. Demolition Man (1993)
-Summary: A police officer from the past is brought out of suspended animation to pursue a violent criminal who is loose in the non-violent, peaceful future
-This movie shows what it would be like during times where physical contact is banned and the only way to make contact with people is through communication such as video calls. This is a reminder of what would happen during the eventual COVID-19 pandemic
9. Minority Report (2002)
-Summary: When John, a cop with the PreCrime Unit, who detects crimes before they happen, is framed for murder in the future, he works with the PreCogs, who help foresee these crimes that will occur
-Taking place in the year 2054, a lot of the technology in this film we didn't have to wait long for. Touch screens, self-driving cars, targeted ads, these are already existing
10. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
-Summary: After finding a strange artifact on the moon, a space ship is sent to the planet Jupiter to discover it's origins. The ship is manned by two astronauts and a computer called HAL 9000
-Despite being made in 1968, the special effects were cutting edge for the time. This movie centers partially on AI technology, namely HAL 9000. It interacts with the ship in almost the same way we communicate with Siri on Apple iPhones and Alexa on Amazon
11. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
-Summary: When Marty McFly visits the year 2015 because of trouble, he must return to 1955 to prevent any mishaps from occurring in 1985. Without interference with the first trip
-While the iconic 80s DeLorean that was used in this movie is still running around, it's not capable of flying or time travel. There are other technologies in this film that are used nowadays, such as heavy use of biometrics (finger print or eye scans to identify people) or drones used for non-military purposes
12. Metropolis (1927)
-Summary: A futuristic city is split between the working class and the city planners who built it. The son of one of the city's planners falls in love with a working class person who is able to predict the arrival of a savior to sort out their differences
-Fritz Lang, who directed this movie, must have been able to see into the future. His movie had skyscrapers, video calling and robots. We now use those same items to do a lot of things
13. Tron (1982)
-Summary: A computer hacker is sent into the digital world and forced to participate in a series of gladiator games. His only chance of escaping is with the aid of a heroic security program
-This film foreshadows the concept of virtual reality gaming and digital avatars. This virtual reality gaming concept is now being used within the modern gaming and entertainment industries
14. The Running Man (1987)
-Summary: In a dystopian future society, a policeman is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. The only way he can become free is to participate in a TV game show where convicts and runners battle killers for their freedom
-While there are several criticisms for this movie, Paul Michael Glaser, who directed it, got things right with the obsession of modern reality TV. While some reality TV stars say they might want to kill one another, they will go to exorbitant lengths just to maintain good ratings and the attention of their viewers
15. Star Wars (1977)
-Summary: A Jedi knight named Luke Skywalk joins cocky pilot Han Solo, Wookie Chewbacca and two robots named R2-D2 and C-3PO to save the galaxy from the Death Star while also trying to save Princess Leia from the clutches of the mysterious Darth Vader
-Many of the technologies used in these movies never came true. One did and that was holographic technology. This technology allows famous people to appear at events, even if they are long since deceased
16. Logan's Run (1976)
-Summary: A police officer from the future discovers there is a deadly secret behind a society worshipping youth
-At the time, smart home technology was something only heard of in a sci-fi movie or book. Now, smart home technology is all the rage. This movie shows a concept of a home that can turn on lights, play music and do other things with the owner's command, almost exactly what we currently have, with assistants like Google or Alexa
17. Total Recall (1990)
-Summary: A man goes in to have virtual memories of a vacation on Mars implanted into his head. A series of unexpected events occur, forcing him to go to the real planet
-While we don't have implanted memories, we do the same concept of self-driving cars. Fully autonomous cars are being developed currently
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