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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:

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2047: Virtual Revolution is about a cyberpunk world where 75% of humanity spends all their time in virtual reality. A group of terrorists are killing people who are logged in, so a giant corporation hires a trench-coat wearing private investigator to put a stop to it.

This is definitely a low-budget movie with a bunch of no-name actors, but as a cyberpunk movie, I thoroughly enjoy it. They know they're making a cyberpunk movie and lean into it.

Here's a trailer. It's streaming on Amazon Prime.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Wow, that actually looks good... I'm going to completely legally obtain it and watch it per the copyright and license stipulates without any possibility of violating said agreements

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Same here friend. Totally going to obtain and watch in the way our corporate overlords wish and definitely not the easier way to enjoy media. Nope, I would never.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I mean sure this isn’t marvel at their peak with CG, but it’s still damn good. Gives me a little District 9 nostalgia

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lol I'm not sure what you mean about marvel, from what I've seen they have some of the worst CG

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I would say in some of their movies the CG is fantastic (hence “peak”), but anyway, my point is they are obviously not backed by massive resources but have clearly done a great job anyway.