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Were it possible to reside in a cyberpunk city...would you?

posted 8 years ago by Captain_Wesker
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The two examples which come to my mind are Neo-Tokyo (of Akira) and 2019 Los Angeles (of Blade Runner).

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[–] politicidal 8 years ago

It'd be dangerous and likely lead to a short life...but what the hell? Why not?

What's missing in movies is same as in society: a good sense of work ethic and living up to ideals.

[–] Captain_Wesker 8 years ago

You forget that the lights are pretty.

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[–] politicidal 8 years ago

They need to get the cinematographer that did Nerve. That movie looked beautiful at night.

What's missing in movies is same as in society: a good sense of work ethic and living up to ideals.

[–] tylerobrien-40981 8 years ago

Or the cinematographer behind the Dredd reboot. That film was borderline beautiful. Or even a collaboration between the two of them.

[–] svalinanikola 8 years ago

Not really, I mean, what's in common with a lot of cyberpunk cities is how much life in them sucks.

[–] OLD_ACCOUNT_skribb_Mk2 8 years ago

And that's why you join the hackers or other rebel groups and fight the powah dude

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[–] larsped 8 years ago

I think I would prefer the leafy cyberpunk suburbs.

[–] kieranmufc1999 8 years ago

*beep* no

[–] turnstile78 8 years ago

Of course not. Unless dystopian, Orwellian nightmare worlds are your bag.

[–] Captain_Wesker 8 years ago

How about the "theme park" version which looks entrancing yet is free of all the baggage?

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[–] slim_sanders 8 years ago

I Would. Whenever I travel I always kind of hope the city will be like Blade Runner.

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[–] Captain_Wesker 8 years ago

What is?

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[–] lenlenlen1 8 years ago

Hell yeah! Who wouldn't want a flying car, high tech medical procedures, cool clothes, and a hot robot or clone as your slav... er.. I mean maid?!

Most people seem to think futures are dystopian, but who says? Just because the main characters in these movies always seem to be in trouble doesn't mean that its a terrible life for the average person living there. I would think a future city has all kinds of cool stuff.

I'd much rather go to the future than the past. If you caught dysentery in the past you'd just die. But if you get dysentery in the future you swallow a little nano-bot and you're all cured. They've probably cured aids and cancer too. At least in my imagined future they would.