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psmith2.0
Mr. Vieira
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
 
2022-05-08, 11:24

I think I talked about this upthread a while back, but War Games is currently playing on Sundance.

It still holds up. In some ways, despite the actual dating/aging of the involved hardware and all, it rings as true/unsettling as it did upon release in 1983. I saw this in the theaters with my dad and sister and it was probably the first time I realized computers could "talk to each other" and the like (and what NORAD was). This was likely the first "computer" movie I ever saw. It was still 8-9 years before I ever sat down and actually used one (~1992, in my design/illustration class, a Macintosh IIfx with Aldus Freehand(!) and Photoshop 2.0), but I remember thinking, after the movie ended, "if these things all did get compromised or go sideways, things could get scary real quick".

Uh...yep.

I think we see this on a near-daily basis, in ways big and small. All the hacks, leaks, breaches, lost data, the stolen personal info, etc. This movie was a gazillion years ahead of its time.

It's a great movie, engaging story and solid performances.

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