Science fiction films that involved the use of modern technologies

Of all film genres, science fiction films are arguably the most capable of predicting the future, basically because of their ability to tell stories for years to come. Some of them even predicted technologies that seemed impossible for their times and are now completely normal.

trip to the moon

Even when space travel still seemed like things that would be possible thousands of years from now, George Meliés’ “Journey to the Moon” imagined exactly what the title alludes to. More than half a century later, adventures to the closest satellite to Earth are not just a reality, but something that seems ever closer to everyone.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Although the previous one might seem like a primitive film, the truth is that it has begun to lay the foundations of the genre, which would have had one of its first masterpieces in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, a science fiction film that featured artificial intelligencesthat we now see everywhere, in communications with computers, tablets and any modern device.

Star Wars

Among the many things that George Lucas presented in his trilogy, there are few that have yet become normal in modernity. But what has begun to be seen more and more is holograms, which ‘Star Wars’let’s see when Princess Leia does a broadcast for Luke and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Blade Runner

One of the most revolutionary and important science fiction films in the history of cinema, like Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’, featured a handful of futuristic ideas that are still a few years away to be seen. But some of the ones that are already present in society are the spectacular giants, the androids and the scanning technology, be it the eyes or the fingerprints.

terminator

Once the genre began to present increasingly insane and revolutionary ideas, James Cameron introduced “Terminator,” which considered how technology could change the terrain of warfare. Thus was born the idea of ​​military drones, which unfortunately are already applied in several modern wars.

Back to the Future

Although many wonder where are the hoverboards or cars that fly in the skies, one of the technologies presented ‘Back to the Future’ it was video calls, or at least a primitive version of them. Furthermore, it was also possible to see what is now known as “virtual reality”, but not as sophisticated as it is currently known.