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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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[–] Hammerjack 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm still not very optimistic about Jared Leto being the lead in a Tron movie, but that image does look good. I'm curious what they'll do with this story.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Jared always plays weirdos or drug addicts, so idk how he'll do in this role. He is a good actor though, so maybe he'll do okay.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

To save everyone a click, the thumbnail from the post is the only "look" we get at the movie. It's a tiny blurb about the image, an unrelated video put there to make you think you're going to see a preview, and then a text description of the image.