And, you know, really some of the best science fiction and some of the best films and television shows that are set in the future tend to be those that aren’t fantastical, but instead take a very pragmatic approach because they want to create a very realistic vision of the future. I think they got a lot of that technology spot on. So a lot of those signals were already there. And there was experimentation happening with haptic screens. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation.Īmy Webb: We already had sort of the beginnings of smartphones. Molly Wood asked her what the “Demolition Man” filmmakers were able to see coming 25 years ago. She also consults on future tech for movies and TV.
Amy Webb is a futurist, professor of strategic foresight at New York University’s Stern School of Business and works with big organizations and companies on strategic planning. The movie included self-driving cars, video conferencing, voice-activated technology and even touch-screen tablets. And Sylvester Stallone is the old-school violent cop thawed out of cryostasis to hunt him down.
Wesley Snipes is a supervillain on the loose. Sandra Bullock plays a rookie future cop. It portrays a utopian society with no crime or bad thoughts. The movie “Demolition Man” is set in 2032.
So I can see how even the most pacifist state would still allow martial arts training.Labor Day is the perfect day for the last installment of our summer entertainment series. If the cops of that era don’t carry guns (which is a really nice idea I’m totally down with) then your own body becomes your weapon. One well actually: you cannot learn martial arts skills by watching Martial Arts movies, any more then you can learn how to swim by watching people swim, or ride a bike by watching cyclists, or many other things. I demand to know how the three spheres work. What other TV theme songs are approved by the state for lovemaking? Any ideas? My favorite part of the film (that I remember) is the way the folks of the future have sex-wearing headsets and listening to the Love Boat theme.
It a creepily benevolent version of George Orwell’s thought Police.Įven today Social Media is doing a lot of this work, resulting in penalizing people who tweet stupid things by means of social shunning or loss of employment. Thank you! This film was so prescient in the banning of swear words. An Overthink of Demolition Man was the podcast I didn’t know I needed.
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