Yeaaaah, fair enough. In all honesty it's not a terrible movie, and I'm sure this weather is helping to amplify my dislike for it. But it's also definitely not my kinda movie, haha. One thing I would add, though, is that you mention that the movie's "a story." Which I 100% agree with. I also agree that it's not "a sci-fied notumentary". I think one of my problems with the movie is that people sort of treat it like it is. We're discussing the film in my tech class, and considering how it relates in terms of real-life technological impact, and I feel like it's a waste of time viewing the movie in that lens, because I don't think you'll find anything realistic.
Give it a go again in a month or two, maybe, but it may just not be for you, which is totally fair. And bringing race into the equation is absolutely relevant, what tech means for oppressed peoples is a far cry from the techno-futurist utopia myth the most vocal are concerned with promulgating. Yeaaaah, that's not a good idea. At least in an extremely pragmatic sense. I feel like so much cultural discussion surrounding tech involves some odd sci-fi-ification that hardly resembles what could potentially happen. I'm still waiting on my hoverboard, for fuck's sake. edit: I think that a minority voice in tech is vastly overdue and would love to see any take at all, sorta like Sun ra's play on Jodorowsky-esque sci-fi. Have you ever read any James Baldwin? He's fucking brilliant, and has a book called The Devil Finds Work about film interpreted through his worldview that is very worth the read.We're discussing the film in my tech class, and considering how it relates in terms of real-life technological impact