Cyberpunk

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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.

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[Full Movie] THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/cyberpunk

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I was looking through the top posts of [email protected] and noticed The Fifth Element had been posted last year, and was still up!

Invidious Link: https://invidious.flokinet.to/watch?v=GroVSNjVybs
An earlier discussion here on whether or not The Fifth Element is cyberpunk: https://lemmy.world/post/14250995
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Element

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've got a good "old" for you.

I was rereading an Animorphs novel and they made a South Park marathon reference, and I was like oh this must be the 2009 re-released version were they updated cultural references if they're tagging South Park.

Then I checked: the animorphs book came out in '99, but South Park actually premiered in 1997.

That one hit pretty hard haha.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Haha. There's always something to remind you. Now that I think I about it, I graduated high school the year this movie came out. D: