11 tech movies you should watch
Table of Contents
- The social network
- Virtual Threat (Antitrust)
- Ex_Machina: Artificial Instinct
- Hackers – Cyber Pirates
- Jobs
- Steve Jobs – Man and Machines
- Matrix Resurrections
- the circle
- O Jogo da Imitação
- Snowden - Hero or Traitor
- Transcendence – The Revolution
- Technology series and movies help in understanding complex subjects
As a way of explaining concepts considered somewhat complex by some people, there are many films about technology that can let you know either the true history, or what a reality would be like in which modernity ended up becoming even more popular.
However, with the success of the metaverse and privacy issues being completely on the rise in a presidential election year in Brazil, can you say which are the most important technology films for those who love this subject? Check out a special list right now and get ready for your marathon.
The social network
O Facebook was one of the companies that most appeared in the press throughout 2021, whether for good or bad reasons. And in our first option on the list of movies about technology, we talk about precisely the beginning of one of the most used social networks in the world.
winner of Oscar for best editing, adapted screenplay and original soundtrack of 2011, receiving 6 nominations in total (including best film and best actor), the film tells the troubled beginning of the blue social network and all the problems involving the initial partners before Mark Zuckerberg be the owner of Facebook in full.
Despite all the success, Zuckerberg even mentioned that the entire plot presented was not in accordance with reality, causing many comments and controversies. If you want to know more about how it all started, it's worth catching up on Facebook's history.
Where to watch: The social network can be rented at YouTube Movies for R$ 9,99, in addition to being available via streaming on Paramount +, NetNow da Clear, Clear Video e Hi Flat. It is also possible to rent at Apple TV +, Microsoft Movies e Google Movies, with values between R$ 5,99 and R$ 9,99.
Virtual Threat (Antitrust)
In the 90s, the Microsoft was accused of creating a huge monopoly based on the ideas of small companies and programmers. The case came to an end in 2011 after nearly 13 years of running in court. The story that gave rise to this great legal battle is told in Virtual Threat, 2001 production that deserves to be on our list of movies about technology.
In the feature film, we know the story of Stanford Milo Hoffman, who was slated to work by the company's own CEO NURV (which in the film represents the Microsoft) for the construction of a great system that bears the name of Synapse. THE NURV has the purpose of owning a “system that will feed the business world for 30 years”. The big twist is on account of a terrible problem that involves theft of code from programmers.
It's worth watching Virtual Threat for you who want to know more about how companies with great fortunes can act to achieve great success.
Where to watch: it is possible to rent the film at Apple TV+ for BRL 9,90.
Ex_Machina: Artificial Instinct
Based on the concept of Alan Turing, who was the father of computing and always wondered if machines could think, this option of films about technology puts us to watch the relationship of an artificial intelligence creator who starts to fall in love with his creation.
We also see more about the test of Turing, which cites that if a machine is questioned by a human and the interrogator cannot differentiate between the answer of a person and that of artificial intelligence, then the test has been completed and the machine has passed.
Where to watch: It's available on Netflix.
Hackers – Cyber Pirates
With a tone of 90s nostalgia, Hackers is within the spectrum of films about technology for those who love a good plot that involves the invasion of systems. A group of teenagers who are more than just high school seniors get into trouble soon after they manage to break into a computer called Gibson.
Everything would be just another normal day in the lives of these young people, but history takes a different path when a security chief, who is also a former hacker, enters the story.
If you like programs like Mr. Robot or any other plot that involves the work of hackers trying to take down systems for a greater purpose, it's worth giving a chance to Hackers.
Where to watch: it is possible to rent it at Apple TV + for R $ 11,90.
Jobs
Presenting a vision that gives us an impression since the creation of Apple with Steve Jobs being that famous hippie from Cupertino who would later impress the world with the launch of several products, we couldn't talk about technology movies without mentioning Jobs. Ashton Kutcher is responsible for bringing Jobs to life, with a work that was essential to prove that even if they are quite intelligent, tech geniuses are just as human as we are.
The film, which was released in 2013, also features important passages from the life of the founder of Apple , since leaving the Reed College to using LSD with his girlfriend. It is also possible to pick up several tips about the market and stand out in this great sea of giants. The moment of creation of the first iPod also appears in the film.
Where to watch: It's available on Netflix, Paramount + e Hi Flat.
Steve Jobs – Man and Machines
Our list of tech movies has two options for anyone who admires the founder of Apple. Steve Jobs, which was released in 2015 and tells the relationship between the businessman and his daughter, in addition to making us wonder if Jobs was he really an artist or just a great technological master.
A line that caused a lot of controversy was that Steve Jobs once said that the NeXT, one of the first home computers released and which was a “big brother” of the Mac, be exposed in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in Spain. Be sure to follow one of the stories of one of the world's leading masters of technology.
Where to watch: is available for streaming on Star +, balloon play e Telecine. It is possible to rent on platforms such as Apple TV + (BRL 11,90), Google Play (R$9,90) and Clear Video (R $ 6,90).
Matrix Resurrections
Almost 20 years since the debut of the third chapter that tells the adventures of Neo e Trinity, we had the release of a new movie in the Matrix franchise. with the protagonists Keanu Reeves e Carrie Anne returning to their original roles, the new film by Matrix marks the ultimate adventure into virtual reality, with Neo returning to the reality that was taken over by the machines after starting to have somewhat fuzzy memories.
As a conclusion to the story that marked cinema due to its complexity and discussions, Matrix Resurrections shows us a reality where the metaverse was more advanced and the machines had taken control of everything. Who hasn't wondered if we don't live in a simulation, even if you haven't even watched one of the movies? Or was it asked that in a moment of choice, would you take the blue or red pill?
With no further explanation needed, it's worth going to the movies or waiting a few more days to find out how the plots of Neo e Trinity will be completed by the director Lana Wachowski, who also handled the first three films. The film will be available on Warner's streaming service in January 2022.
For the promotion of one of the most famous films about technologies, a jfree game for PS5 and Xbox Series X / S was released as the first title that used the Unreal Engine 5, new graphics engine Epic Games. the team of showmetech also checked out the new movie, check out what we think at special review.
Where to watch: currently in theaters across Brazil and will be available on HBO Max from January 26, 2022.
the circle
What would it be like if social networks captured even more information about our daily lives? We are invited to think more about this in a film that features no one even if Emma Watson as the protagonist, acting alongside Tom Hanks. In the plot, we follow the story of Mae, a call center intern for a social network that goes by the name of The Circle.
It all starts to get pretty weird when new features start rolling out, with cameras being placed everywhere with the excuse that the company is taking care of security. The owner of the social network also indicates that people have an account on Circle to vote in elections.
The film makes us think about the fact that not always, social networks are just taking care of our security and in fact, security comes with access to our privacy. An example is the Google and even Facebook, which uses browsing data to show ads according to our tastes.
Where to watch: it is possible to rent on platforms such as Apple TV + (BRL 790), Google Play (R$6,90) and Microsoft Movies (R $ 4,90).
O Jogo da Imitação
Another feature film featuring the father of computing Alan Turing, O Jogo da Imitação puts us to watch the work of Turing during World War II, when he managed to develop a machine to decipher all messages sent by the Germans, which became known as Enigma.
The big point is that after you succeed and manage to decrypt all the messages, Alan was sentenced to chemical castration for being gay at a time when this sexual orientation was considered a crime.
The film is a great option for anyone who wants to learn more about cryptography and get an insight into how everything was done between 1939 and 1945. Released in 2015, the film was highly praised by critics and due to being inspired by the biographical book Alan Turing: The Enigma, Andrew Hodges, won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. In the same year, he also received the nomination of
- Best movie;
- Best direction.
- Best Actor;
- Best Supporting Actress;
- Better editing;
- Best production design;
- Best soundtrack.
Where to watch: It's available on Prime Video e HBO Max.
Snowden - Hero or Traitor
If you followed tech news in 2013, you probably know the story of Edward Snowden, who was known for publicizing that the NSA was carrying out a mass surveillance scheme. After disclosing this information which proved to be true but was confidential, Snowden he had to leave his country of origin and since then, he has gone through several places, being a true target of US agencies.
The story that presents the beginning of the work of Snowden in the army until the disclosure of all cases was portrayed in a film that hit theaters in 2016. Despite having been released 6 years ago, the privacy issue remains high even in 2022, with companies such as Google, Facebook e Amazon being accused of capturing data from their users for advertising.
Where to watch: It's available on Star +.
Transcendence – The Revolution
At the height of the franchise's feature film release Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp also ventured into the world of technology films in 2014. The actor gives life to the Dr. will caster, a great master of artificial intelligence who manages to send his mind to the internet to continue living even after being affected by a fatal cancer. Morgan Freeman is also part of the cast of the film.
T puts us to think about a reality in which death could be ruled out, since our mind would be encrypted and sent to the internet. Alongside his wife, the doctor will Caster also manages to build a city focused only on biotechnology, provoking discussions about a future that often seems not so far from our reality.
Where to watch: It's available on HBO Max, Prime Video e Hi Flat.
Technology series and movies help in understanding complex subjects
Although many people think that technology can be quite complex, a simple way to understand more about this true universe is the series and movies about technology that are released over time. You may not have realized it, but you knew that Upload, which was released on Amazon Prime Video in 2019, has the metaverse concept in practice?
In the series, a person's mind can be sent to a cloud and thus, they "continue living" in a digital way. People who still live in the real world can pay you a visit and interact in a completely natural way.
In any case, it's worth checking out documentaries, movies about technology and series on the subject that answer questions about issues that are being discussed in society Among all the options for movies about technology, which one do you prefer or have you watched? tell us Comment!
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