Originally posted here.
Week 8 Screening: Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
What this screening made me realise is that I am not as engaged by films with weak graphics and due to the age of this film the visuals were not as captivating as those in the later weeks. This noticeably contributed to my lacking engagement and I also couldn’t follow the story well. However, I engaged in an interesting thread of tweets where we discussed our dependence on technology and how this is heavily increasing. Watching these films throughout the semester emphasises how we as a society continuously acknowledge technological growth but are we prepared for when it fails us? Or, are we prepared for a digital takeover? As explored in this thread, we turn to our devices to look for our answers and this is extremely noticeable in the day to day life for a student. Do we now start to lack practical skills outside the realm of technology? This film definitely encouraged an interesting series of tweets between Jonathan and I (see below).
https://twitter.com/chiIdishgaybino/status/1116164012775837696