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We all imagine the future differently. Science fiction writers have repeatedly described in their works how they see our world after centuries or millennia. Many films have been made on the same subject. Does your idea of what awaits us coincide with the description of the world of the future by people of creative professions? To find out, look at the pictures dedicated to this topic. We have compiled a selection of the best films about the future for you.
10 Ready Player One (2018)
This is one of the new films by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel by Ernest Kline. But the picture is very different from the book. 2045 year. All people are addicted to the OASIS game, which distracts them from the ugly reality. Among them is the teenager Wade Watts, who lives in the slums. But he and hundreds of other fans of the game have a chance to change their lives. The creator of this game, billionaire James Holliday, has died. But before he died, he created a special “Anorak quest”. Players had to get to the Easter egg in order to get billions of dollars and control of the OASIS game. Will he be able to win the prize and change the life of his city? You will learn about this from the movie.
9. Interstellar (2014)
The sci-fi film, which means “Interstellar”, was directed by Christopher Nolan. The main character is Cooper, who was once a NASA pilot. He lives in the outback and farms with his family. Everything happens in the near future. There is less and less oxygen on the planet, the climate is deteriorating, all this can lead to the death of mankind. Cooper discovers a secret NASA unit and learns that a wormhole has appeared in the orbit of Saturn. Thanks to it, you can move to another planet. The head of the laboratory, Professor Brand, is gathering a team to explore new worlds and establish a colony there. Cooper decides to join them. Ahead of them are waiting for new discoveries and adventures.
8. Passengers (2016)
Future. People decided to explore other planets. The Avalon liner was built, which should fly to its goal for 120 years. All its passengers and crew members, which are more than 5 thousand people, are in hibernation, and wake up only after the journey is completed. But due to technical problems, mechanical engineer Jim Preston wakes up early and is horrified to realize that he will have to fly alone for the next 90 years. You can find out what happens to him next by watching the movie.
7. The Surrogate (2009)
Bruce Willis played the main role in this fantastic action movie. The future is shown. Once upon a time, a scientist came up with a device that would allow people to control an android using nerve impulses. It was supposed that in this way people with disabilities would be able to communicate with others. But everyone liked this invention, including healthy ones, and it transformed the planet. Most people stopped leaving their homes, instead of them, surrogate robots were sent to work and other matters. The protagonist of the film is FBI agent Tom Gere, he is forced to investigate an unusual murder. A weapon was used that not only destroyed the surrogate, but also killed the person who controlled it. Investigating this case could completely change the world.
6. Island (2005)
The events described in the film cannot be called the future, because. they happen in 2019. But if you take into account the fact that the plot of the film largely repeats the picture “Parts: Horror of the Clones”, 1979, it becomes clear that the authors of the script imagined the near future in this way. A global catastrophe has occurred on Earth, and a group of people lives in an isolated complex. They are forced to diet and exercise. All residents dream of getting to the Island, where there is everything necessary for a fulfilling life. One of them, Lincoln Six Echo, finds out that those who supposedly went to the Island were actually killed after operations. He learns that his girlfriend Jordan Two Delta will have the same fate. They decide to escape and find themselves on Earth, where there are no traces of the disaster.
5. I, Robot (2004)
This film was made based on several works by Isaac Asimov. Will Smith plays the main role in the film. The action takes place in 2035. Many works are carried out with the help of robots, everyone has long been accustomed to them. But there is still a group of people who believe that robots are not so harmless. Among them is Detective Del Spooner. He has to find out who killed Dr. Alfred Lanning, a famous designer. A special robot created by the doctor, whom he called “Sunny”, which means “Son”, falls under suspicion. Can a robot, much like a human, kill its “father”?
4. Time (2011)
This film was produced, directed and written by Andrew Nicola and starring Justin Timberlake. In this version of the future, people have learned to stop aging. They are genetically programmed so that this process stops at the age of 25. But no one can live forever, because. time becomes a currency. You can find out how much he has left by special hours. In poor neighborhoods, people are forced to work day and night to secure another day of life. Will a simple ghetto worker, Will Salas, be able to make a difference?
3. Star Trek: Retribution (2013)
It is the 12th film in the Star Trek franchise, but the highest-grossing film of all. The crew of the Enterprise return to Earth and suddenly realize that everything is going wrong here. The world is plunging into chaos, all mankind is threatened with death. Only Captain Kirk can cope with the situation, who must catch the organizer of all these riots.
2. Lucy (2014)
The film was written, co-produced and directed by Luc Besson and starred Scarlett Johansson. Lucy is an ordinary girl. She came to Taiwan to study, but was involved in a gamble and unwittingly ended up at the mercy of the Korean mafia. She and several other people had to transport bags of drugs that were sewn into her stomach. One of the bags is torn as Lucy is beaten. The substance affects her in a special way, she begins to evolve, acquires unusual abilities. But now the girl cannot exist without this drug.
1. Gamer (2009)
Near future. Genius Ken Castle was able to create a game of “Killers” in which local criminals gathered. It was sort of a reality show combined with a video game. The main character is John Tillman. He was not a criminal, but was sentenced to life imprisonment. John also enters the Game to gain his freedom, and his character Cable becomes one of the most prominent characters in it. Millions of viewers follow him and other suicide bombers every week. But John himself is trying not only to entertain those who were fascinated by this game, but to gain freedom and restore their rights.