From my own experience, building a futuristic world is not about wild imagination. Rather, it’s about predicting the psychological change in mankind and their needs, or else you might turn it into a fantasy. Because there’s no real point of reference, world-building for a story set far ahead in the future can be more challenging than recreating a historical event. However, making a film that is set in the future is like playing god, and let me tell you, it’s oddly exciting. That drive to try to predict the future while you’re designing a future of your own (even if it is just for the reel) is unreal. It’s not only about fancy gadgets or modern architecture—it’s about capturing the shifting mindset of the people over time. While we’re on the topic, Hollywood has produced some of the best sci-fi films that were not only milestones in the genre but also accurately predicted the future. In this article, we’re enlisting films that foretold the future. Movies that Predicted the Future1.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey2001: A Space Odyssey is a visual meditation on human evolution and existentialism. The narrative follows a space crew of three (one of them a supercomputer), as they set out to investigate a mysterious artifact uncovered on the moon. Released in 1968, the film uncannily presents a future that is very much similar to our reality today. The narrative features technologies that are deeply embedded into our present-day lifestyle, including tablets,...
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