One of my resources is the movie 'Minority Report'. Set out in the year 2054, Tom Cruise plays the main actor, John Anderton. He is the head of the Precrime unit, which is a branch that arrests murderers before they actually commit the crime. Aided by three genetically altered humans, called precogs, who can see into the future, the members of this unit are able to see murders before they happen and stop them. The system seems perfect and reduces the number of murders by 90%.
However, six years down the line, the precogs predict that Anderton will kill a man who he doesn't even know in 36 hours. With no way to defend himself, Anderton tries to figure out a way to prove his innocence before he is arrested.
The different lifestyle in this new world is clearly seen even in the first 10 minutes by the advanced technology available to these people. Computer monitors are transformed into holograms, storage of data is on small thin glass like transparent objects, videos are in like six dimensions ( a bit exaggerated ) , identification is done through scanning of the eye and transportation is on a whole other level.
Since my paper is on the future of the media, I was keen to find something on this. First thing that caught my eye was a cereal box. Anderton was sitting on his desk, eating the cereal right from the box, a kids cereal I could tell from the cartoon figures on the box. So what was special about this? They were dancing! The cartoons on the cereal box were dancing! and singing! At first I thought that was really creepy, but after I replayed the scene a few times I concluded that it was pretty cool and smart. Definitely brilliant advertising.
Another thing I noticed was the newspaper. From my other readings, the last copy of the newspaper is 'going' to be printed no later than the year 2016. So I was wondering what the director was thinking putting newspapers in 2054. But this was not just a newspaper. It is like a really really thin monitor. Newspaper thin. When held up the images and articles pop up on the screen, navigation is by touch I think, and when you are done you just fold it and put it under your arm, just like the newspaper we have now. Isn't this amazing?
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