The fiction present in audiovisual works is a tool created to attract the public to an alternative reality. However, sometimes, whether accidentally or not, cinema makes predictions that end up becoming real off-screen. Thinking about it, we prepared a list of 6 movies that predicted the future.
6 predictions made by movies and series
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The predictions made by these films and series are related to facts of politics and world history, futuristic advances and cultural events.
1. 'The Truman Show' (1998)
This film starring actor Jim Carrey portrays the life of Truman, who is a character manipulated throughout his life. He lives in a kind of reality show without realizing it. Nowadays, we can see the direct relationship with the famous reality shows like “Big Brother” and “A Fazenda”.
2. 'Message for You' (1998)
The film predicts the applications of relationship
, like Tinder, Badoo and others. In it, the characters meet through a website that promotes meetings and end up falling in love.3. 'The Terminator' (1984)
The name of the film is already very suggestive as to the pretensions in fiction. In "The Terminator", we see the film making predictions about the drones unmanned aerial vehicles, currently used by several armed forces around the world.
4. 'Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi' (1983)
The classic science fiction and pop culture movie has its predictions of flying motorcycles. In case you didn't know, they already exist and in some countries they are already being sold.
5. 'Blade Runner: The Android Hunter' (1982)
Yet another fictional classic, Blade Runner surprises with ads on giant billboards, usually placed on top of skyscrapers. Nowadays, it is quite common to see these advertisements in large buildings or in malls in several countries.
6. '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968)
This film is right in predicting, 50 years ago, the emergence of an artificial intelligence capable of performing various tasks. It can also foresee the development of voice and sound recognition systems.