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There are times to technology has been a bet of the film industry. From films that predict the future and work with Science fiction, to others that explore real facts of the technological world, the range of options for technology lovers is enormous.
Thinking of good suggestions of this genre, we put together a list of films that every geek must see once in a lifetime. There are many important movies that we still don't mention here, but this list is already a good suggestion for you to start your movie sessions. Look:
10º – Blade Runner: the android hunter
The film "Blade Runner”, staged by Harrison Ford and directed by Ridley Scott, depicts the life of an android hunter. In production, men and machines of the future begin to merge with each other. This whole scenario gives an idea of what the future of the company of artificial intelligence could be.
Blade Runner was released in 1982 and is approximately 1h57mins long.
9th - Throne
The film "Tron", from English "Tron: Legacy”, tells the story of a boy looking for his father, who is the creator of a virtual reality world. Hoping to find him, the young man is transported to another dimension and starts living in virtual reality. The production directed by Joseph Kosinski reports details of a life inside a machine, which guarantees the fun of technology lovers.
Released in 2010, the film is 2h6min long and Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) SamFlynn (Garrett Hedlund) as main characters.
8 - The theory of everything
A "theory of everything”, Or“The theory of everything“, tells the story of the famous English physicist Stephen Hawking and his precious scientific ambitions. The film shows his trajectory from college days to the most advanced stage of the degenerative disease that paralyzed him.
Directed by James Marshall, the 2h3min film, was released in 2014 and brings Eddie Redmayneas the Stephen Hawking.
7th – The fifth power
The film, from the English title “The fifth estate“, is based on the real story of the website Wikileaks, Founded by Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch). the production of Bill Condon details the controversy surrounding the leak of several secret US documents. “The fifth power” portrays the reality of the power of the internet in sharing information and its consequences.
The movie released in 2013 is approximately 2h9min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV7S888zYm0
6th – Particle Fever
"Particle Fever"(Particle Fever, in free translation) tells about the largest particle accelerator in the world, the LHC. The film follows some characters – among more than 10 scientists, from more than 100 countries – who worked on the biggest and most expensive scientific experiment in human history. The work directed by Mark Levinson, seeks to work with the accelerator so that it can explain a large part of the existing natural phenomena.
Released in 2013, “Particle Fever” lasts for 1h39min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6GbAWA9xSo
5 - The social network
The film, from the English “The social networks”, portrays the history of Facebook, the world's largest social network. The production directed by David Fincher works since when Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) creates a website to facilitate communication between Harvard students until its development. "The social network” not only tells a story, but encourages the thought of entrepreneurship linked to technology.
Released in 2010, “The social network” is about 2 hours long.
4 – Pirates of Silicon Valley
The rivalry between Steve Jobs (Noah Wyle) and Bill Gates (Anthony Michael Hall) is the focus of the film”Silicon Valley Pirates", “Pirates of Silicon Valley”. The production was directed by Martyn Burke and sought to portray the reality of the two companies (Apple and Microsoft) and its intense competition in the computing market. The film gives hopefuls an idea of how the world's most successful electronics companies operate.
Released in 1999, the film is 1h35min long.
3rd – The imitation game
From the English title “The imitation game“, the film shows the story of the mathematician Alan Turing, later known as the father of computing. “The imitation game” focuses on the relentless attempt to Alan of breaking a Nazi communication code during World War II.
in the production of Morten Tyldum, it is possible to see the contribution of Alan to humanity through computing.
Launched in 2014, it is approximately 1h55min long.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM4GZ3NQvxQ
2nd – Matrix Trilogy
the trilogy "The Matrix" “The Matrix Reloaded”, “The Matrix Revolutions” tells the saga of Neo (Keanu Reeves), a man chosen by a group to fight machines.
The production directed by Andy Wachowski e Lana Wachowski, brings discussions about the concept of simulated reality. The films were released in 1999 and 2003.
1st – Jobs
From hippie to one of the most important CEOs in business history, the film tells the story of Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher). "Jobs" is not limited only to the life of Steve while icon of Apple , but goes further, exploring scenes from his personal life and his behavior at the computing company. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, "Jobs” works very well on the enterprising face of the man who marked the world computing market.
Released in 2013, the film is approximately 2h7min long.
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