Mmastodon CultureFilm first seen 4 h ago, last 2 h ago, peak #7
Classic sci-fi films whose futures are now our past
Original: What are some classic sci-fi movies set fully or in parts in IN THE FUTURISTIC PAST!? 😆 2001: 2001 Back to the Future II
Film fans are listing classic sci-fi movies set in dates that have already passed: 2001: A Space Odyssey (2001), Back to the Future Part II (2015), Rollerball (2018), Akira (2019), Blade Runner (2019), Ghost in the Shell (2019) and The Terminator's war in 2029. The running joke is that these imagined futures now sit in the past, prompting people to compare their predictions with reality.
Why now: People enjoy revisiting old sci-fi predictions now that their futuristic settings have become actual dates in the past.
2001: A Space OdysseyBack to the Future Part IIBlade RunnerAkiraThe Terminator
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 2 snapshots from 4 h ago to 2 h ago.
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- What are some classic sci-fi movies set fully or in parts in IN THE FUTURISTIC PAST!? 😆 2001: 2001 Back to the Future II: 2015 Rollerball: 2018 Akira: 2019 Blade Runner: 2019 Ghost in the Shell and The Terminator are almost there in 2029. # scifi # movies · yora@mastodon.gamedev.place · 6
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