Movies like Cyberpunk?!

[Schuetze_Klaus]

EDIT 24.12.2020
Thanks to all the People recommending all those good Movies!


Greetings!
Can you people recommend any good Movies/Shows like Blade Runner? I really like that Future Setting!

[silentgameplays]

lamacra eredeti hozzászólása:

Was "Equilibrium" allready mentioned?

Equilibrium is not about cyber punk, its a dystopian futuristic take on humanity.Also very underrated because its 100% true in so many cases when it comes to corporate culture(which is basically a totalitarian regime where you are supposed to obey and eat your meds).
Another good dystopic film is Brazil (1985).CP 2077 is more like a utopian take,there is nothing dystopian about it,everything is nice and shiny,Deus Ex is the closest when it comes to combining dystopian future and cyber punk.

[lamacra]

SuperFly eredeti hozzászólása:

lamacra eredeti hozzászólása:

Jesus christ how could i forget this??? Its one of my all time favorite movies.

I mentioned it in discussion, not on a list.

It's my favorite cyberpunk film of them all. It is another perfect example of a cyberpunk film not being set in the future -- which requires characters to fit archetypes like street samurai, fixer, face, netrunner, etc.

btw. I guess they did "steal" the idea of "brain dance" from this fantastic movie

[datenpfad]

Since books are being mentioned, with several of William Gibson's books already listed, I'd also recommend Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson. Mind viruses, implants, swords, tech, megacorps, etc. Helped define the genre.

[Just Chill]

Monty Delaney eredeti hozzászólása:

Alita: Battle Angel

Do you prefer the anime or the live-action-movie?

I go for both, even though they are a bit different.

[SuperFly]

lamacra eredeti hozzászólása:

SuperFly eredeti hozzászólása:

I mentioned it in discussion, not on a list.

It's my favorite cyberpunk film of them all. It is another perfect example of a cyberpunk film not being set in the future -- which requires characters to fit archetypes like street samurai, fixer, face, netrunner, etc.

btw. I guess they did "steal" the idea of "brain dance" from this fantastic movie

The mindware tech from 'Strange Days' isn't unique or new to Stange Days, though.

'Cyberpunk 2020' and 'Shadowrun' both portrayed this in directly-homaged source materials -- and the dream/memory recording is something that was being done in literature and books from the 1950s on. Even earlier in a few rare examples.

What Strange Days did that was so cyberpunk was build its narrative off of the dangers/misuse/abuse /proliferation of that technology.
It also stuck to themes of social unrest/upheaval against authority/repression in a technologically transcendent time period.

It's the perfect cyberpunk film, expertly crafted by writer James Cameron and directed by Kathleen Bigelow -- who both know their genres and filmcraft.

[Carl Brutananadilewski]

Robocop 1 and 2 really are some inspired suggestions. Possibly Dredd?

[WooDee]

datenpfad eredeti hozzászólása:

Since books are being mentioned, with several of William Gibson's books already listed, I'd also recommend Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson. Mind viruses, implants, swords, tech, megacorps, etc. Helped define the genre.

I will take note of that :P Thx

[BLWK]

Crash

[lefty1117]

Battle Angel Alita

Criminally underrated movie, IMO

[Beowulf]

Hardware

[glowsticky]

I watched the blade runner movies before cyberpunk released and while the game does match the movies perfectly... i wouldn't recommend them. The movies are mind numbingly boring aF. Maybe check out TRON 2

[Griever]

Just Chill eredeti hozzászólása:

Monty Delaney eredeti hozzászólása:

Alita: Battle Angel

Do you prefer the anime or the live-action-movie?

I go for both, even though they are a bit different.

Read the manga.

[Edelgris]

datenpfad eredeti hozzászólása:

Since books are being mentioned, with several of William Gibson's books already listed, I'd also recommend Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson. Mind viruses, implants, swords, tech, megacorps, etc. Helped define the genre.

Snow Crash came way later. It didn't really define anything. It's more cyberpunk satire than anything else. If you're not going to read Gibson, read something like Walter Jon Williams instead.

Guess I'll throw in a movie and a show as well. Movie: Tetsuo: Body Hammer, Show: Max Headroom

[SuperFly]

glowsticky eredeti hozzászólása:

I watched the blade runner movies before cyberpunk released and while the game does match the movies perfectly... i wouldn't recommend them. The movies are mind numbingly boring aF. Maybe check out TRON 2

I'm going to bet you saw the 'Final Cut' which removed the narration/drive of the story.

What is so terrible about the 'director cuts' of Blade runner are how it ruins the film when trying to introduce it to a new audience...It's a thought experiment based off of a workprint -- barely above a fan-edit -- not the film.

[lamacra]

hey i forgot action arnie in "total recall" :)