The future is now. As of today, Nov. 1, 2019, “Blade Runner,” one of the quintessential science fiction movies of all time, is currently set in the present. The opening title card for the film begins “Los Angeles/November, 2019.” But rather than the rainy, noir hellscape that Ridley Scott imagined, 2019 Angelenos awake to a present that’s dry, hot in November and at threat of devastating wildfires. That’s not to say that “Blade Runner” is any lesser since it didn’t pick a year crazy far enough away for its reality to come true. But it’s amusing to see how these sci-fi movies have dated themselves — and in some cases even gotten some things right.
“1984” (1956)
You’ll find a recurring theme on this list is that movies whose titles are years are inherently dated. And there’s no better example of that than the adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian...
“1984” (1956)
You’ll find a recurring theme on this list is that movies whose titles are years are inherently dated. And there’s no better example of that than the adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian...
- 11/18/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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