Futurist Reviews Futuristic Movies, from 'The Matrix' to 'WALL-E'

Futurist Reviews Futuristic Movies, from 'The Matrix' to 'WALL-E' | Vanity Fair

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Futurist Amy Webb fact checks futuristic scenes from movies including 'Blade Runner 2049,' 'Gattaca,' 'The Matrix,' 'Ex Machina,' 'WALL-E,' ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ ‘Total Recall’ and analyzes their probability, craft, and execution.
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@TediTheGodfather 3 жыл бұрын

'Wall-E’ was released almost one year exactly (June 27, 2008) after the Apple keynote that introduced the first iPhone (June 29, 2007), but accurately predicted (mostly) our reliance on technology for self service, and our trajectory for human interaction without the physical component.

@PatrickMHoey 3 жыл бұрын

And that’s only been 12-13 years. I remember wondering what life was going to be like in the future when humans were adopting to life with a BlackBerry.

@pcbassoon3892 3 жыл бұрын

I'm kind of glad we have that technology now that we can't go anywhere.

@madeleinetwocock4293 2 жыл бұрын

this is a terrifyingly accurate observation that is undoubtedly going to keep me up for hours for the next few weeks omfg

@Smoka_Lad 3 жыл бұрын

"oh man this is so dystopian and dark im glad we aren't like this" expert: we are exactly like this "oh"

@jessetorres8738 3 жыл бұрын

1 thing I like about WALL-E that not enough people bring up is that if you isolate the parts with just WALL-E the story works, but if you isolate the parts with just the Captain the story also still works. It's 1 of the few Disney films that actually does a subplot that is just as interesting as the main plot.

@Joroumii 3 жыл бұрын

It would've been dope to see some episodes of Black Mirror included in this!

@mahesahoesain5587 3 жыл бұрын

that would be highly interesting

@POOPGOD999 3 жыл бұрын

Black mirrors futuristic episodes always end up eerie

@kylerjakob5567 2 жыл бұрын

I realize it's pretty randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to watch newly released tv shows online?

@drifting202020 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah seriously, why wouldn't they include Black Mirror?

@carolinesoyts5389 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!! 💡👌

@rolling.reggie 3 жыл бұрын

Normal People: "Body" Futurist Amy Webb: "Human Container"

@WhisperNanny 3 жыл бұрын

look where else are you gonna contain a human

@monkeechicken 3 жыл бұрын

i thought she meant container in that the AI could be put in any container (maybe a more practical one for whatever job it has) but we make it more familliar by making the container like ourselves

@66hoodwitch 2 жыл бұрын

We, spiritual beings ,been calling it the suit..nothing to it! It is a suit and will always be..

@jeremyhle 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to thank the algorithm for showing me this video about itself on my feed

@LRB9498 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a Part 2 with Webb looking at "Children of Men", "AI", "Elisyian" and other movies!

@J.5.M. 3 жыл бұрын

And the original Alien

@09juliancarr Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Minority Report

@Nico-pq8fw 3 жыл бұрын

This episode is so fascinating. Please bring Amy Webb back for a part 2!

@shaggycan 3 жыл бұрын

19:30 Hal was programmed to obey instructions given to him to the best of it's ability. He was instructed to keep secret and not reveal the true mission of the Discovery until they reached Jupiter. He was also instructed to complete the mission if the crew was killed. So logically the best way to complete the mission perfectly was to kill the crew and complete the mission itself. That way all mission goals are accomplished. It's perfect logic, Hal didn't 'go mad' or malfunction.

@Ilighitaq 3 жыл бұрын

@mark bushnell not necessarily. If you make and program an AI yourself or have a team make it the way you want, the possibilities are endless. Once someone removes arbitrary laws and rules, there's no stopping someone or something that wants to do what it wants to do

@dnbly8894 3 жыл бұрын

@mark bushnell The point of the story was that they programmed HAL and gave it instructions but never considered the potential outcomes and conflicts, there was no indepth thought given (thematically accurate as humans are a fledgling race and Monolith was introduced to advance the race). There was never anything about HAL following societal laws or things.

@kaitlyn__L 2 жыл бұрын

Although that’s of course textually accurate, I always wondered why the instruction was “until arrival at Jupiter” and not some heuristic like “close enough”… Also of course that explanation is not included in the actual film itself, you need to read the books or watch the sequel (or read a Wikipedia article or other online discussion) to get that context.

@Ka74367 3 жыл бұрын

I'm kinda sad that there were none of the eastern view of these things, with movies like Paprika, Akira or Ghost in the Shell... I think that would've touched on many interesting points

@Dinitroflurbenzol 2 жыл бұрын

fingers crossed for part two

@davidestrada4942 3 жыл бұрын

I know it was just an accident for her but for those who need to hear it: 1990 was 30 years ago not 20. I’ll wait here as you come to terms with that reality.

@linah1998 3 жыл бұрын

It‘s always very funny to me when my parents talk about their teen years (aka the 80‘s) and they always used to say stuff like „25 years ago“ but now it‘s literally been 40 years and they still haven‘t gotten used to that 😂

@Gabe731 3 жыл бұрын

Philip K Dick was a crazy scary genius

@VrilWaffen 3 жыл бұрын

Nahh

@kaitlyn__L 2 жыл бұрын

Literally! A lot of his story ideas came to him in the midst of psychotic episodes, and one way he dealt with the stress of them was to commit them all to paper as they were happening.

@Th3bandit117 3 жыл бұрын

Amazon is becoming the buy n large corporation from walle

@cyber-psych2503 3 жыл бұрын

Love WALL-e but to me it's more like AUTOFAC - "Electric Dreams" - Episode #2

@tulleuchen 3 жыл бұрын

@@cyber-psych2503 exactly

@keacluster 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to her talk about her career for hours

@Caddiken 3 жыл бұрын

Wholeheartedly agree‼️

@April-vu7yo 3 жыл бұрын

I love her, this video is amazing, she makes me want to know more about technology and how our society works. Last year in University I read about futuristic ideas in the 70' and how they thought technology would be in our every day life

@shouldbeabrook862 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing Wall-E when it came out and coming out of the movie both liking it as a Pixar movie but also concerned because I could totally see some of the stuff happening…as I got on my laptop with my tv on in the background and each time I was reminded that I missed what was going on in the show I was watching I’d rewind it to focus on what was happening only to focus back on my computer screen, just like what I do now with my phone/tablet.

@bruizeyyoutube3372 3 жыл бұрын

A futurist should make a sci-fi movie based on their research that would be amazing Edit lol: apparently futurists are already doing that so sorry for being wrong lol b thanks for the knowledge

@bruizeyyoutube3372 3 жыл бұрын

mark bushnell no

@TehPwnographer 3 жыл бұрын

BruizeyKZfaq yes

@weiwu1442 3 жыл бұрын

The Expanse is something like that

@Quarant 3 жыл бұрын

Futurists are involved in a lot of movies. The future of Minority Report was largely thought up by futurists.

@into_the_void 3 жыл бұрын

A... Futurist.. Professor of... foresight .. She is the oracle

@linchen008 3 жыл бұрын

in her youth.

@alisterfolson 3 жыл бұрын

"There is no spoon"

@PumpernickelCoconut 2 жыл бұрын

❗❗❗

@Maazzzo 3 жыл бұрын

Amy was really interesting, please bring her back.

@faureamour 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see this same expert look at dystopian movies to talk about the plausibility.

@MANNYISTHERE 3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea you could be a futurist but makes sense

@TheLewisRocks94 3 жыл бұрын

Oh this is perfect, especially when you consider the algorithim used by the UK government for exam results and in a sense determining people's futures and roles.

@ximenavera1799 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! I was waiting for this. Loved it

@jessetorres8738 3 жыл бұрын

1 thing I've often wondered about WALL-E is how many humans were on the Axiom? We're never given an exact number, but it's gotta be in the 1,000s if not 10,000 after 700 years and multiple generations being raised on it. Also, it's suggested early in the film that there were other cruise ships out there besides the Axiom, yet they aren't shown returning to Earth at the end.

@DeWin157 3 жыл бұрын

The scene where they are all gathered together during the showdown didn't show as many as we would think, makes me wonder if an active eugenics program system was in place to keep the population down.

@MotserratTrujillo 3 жыл бұрын

This video makes a little bit paranoic so I think I'm going to put my cellphone away and star mine manifesto lol btw Wall-E and Matrix scare me the most

@GreatGooglieWooglie 3 жыл бұрын

3:10 May Rudolf's first role (as the nurse on the right). Fully committed to the character, in contrast to the other nurse/actor who isn't wearing a mask.

@sketchur 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to hear her take on futuristic literature/graphic novels.

@carolinexiaa 3 жыл бұрын

so informative loved this!

@Eariosa 3 жыл бұрын

Turn this into a show!

@amandable7106 3 жыл бұрын

I think she is the most entertaining and interesting expert VF has ever had

@stewartsmalls2024 3 жыл бұрын

Disagree. Have you seen? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q9xnmd2q1dGUpGw.html

@iwbmo 2 жыл бұрын

5:19 i thought this was kinda older until i reached this point

@BlueWoWTaylan 3 жыл бұрын

She should play Cyberpunk and Mass Effect :D

@ShaneFalko 3 жыл бұрын

Bless this video series

@pbry5121992 3 жыл бұрын

No ‘Idiocracy’?

@cat_enjoyer420 2 жыл бұрын

please never stop these

@Sir.VicsMasher 2 жыл бұрын

23:03 When I watched it in 1990... and here we are like 20 years later...] 1990 / Total Recall was like 32 years ago. 😐

@NOTLeavingLV 3 жыл бұрын

Love films about the future. Good topic.

@ziggystardog 3 жыл бұрын

It’s telling that audio of a futurist has audible vocoder artifacts. Sounds like her video was Skyped in.

@jeannegauthier3854 3 жыл бұрын

That woman is passionate I love it

@MrEnergyExpert 2 жыл бұрын

Would anyone be able to explain why is the camera focus constantly switched on and slightly off the person talking?

@alisterfolson 3 жыл бұрын

Wondering if she's going to touch on the movie Strange Days

@jetsarefast 3 жыл бұрын

Learning about the possible future makes me want a candy bar phone.

@evolancer211 Жыл бұрын

Is that a Dora the Explorer nesting doll to her left? Lol

@westnilesnipes 3 жыл бұрын

This is pretty fascinating. Didn’t know much about futurists until this.

@iwbmo 2 жыл бұрын

0:56 somehow i think i read lape

@mark-ish 3 жыл бұрын

Amy, when are we getting a levitating skateboard. 🤨 I've been waaaaaaitiiiinng!

@jasonwilliams1713 3 жыл бұрын

Warning: DO NOT WATCH HIGH. I messed up. 🤯🤯🤯🤯

@alextanner115 3 жыл бұрын

Lightweight

@martinrezzy 2 ай бұрын

i want more of this..please

@OuijaCrack995 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry lady but I live in the 60s

@WagesOfDestruction 2 жыл бұрын

The big danger of big data is not the large corporations but the government, in a sense it does not matter as nothing can stop it.

@KK_301 3 жыл бұрын

the matrix isnt the future. Its the present

@robbi.sa6174 3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was "any-future", like it could take place at any point in time

@MrsTraductrice Жыл бұрын

that kokeshi doll in the background ❤

@patodonaldinho 3 жыл бұрын

She has such smart points specially during the matrix part

@Sha-Ne-Ru 3 жыл бұрын

so basically.............. i should be worried for my future grandchildren xD

@apecentury228 3 жыл бұрын

no that would be unneeded stress. who knows they could adapt?

@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun 3 жыл бұрын

Should have shown the Back to the Future 2 2015 clip

@Peter_Cordes 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, subtitles at 12:45 spelled qubits (quantum bits) as "cubits", the ancient unit of distance measurement. (e.g. most famously used to measure Noah's ark.)

@vman075 3 жыл бұрын

This woman is awesome lol

@fritzpatch 2 жыл бұрын

Why no Battlefield Earth?

@MGTV1 2 жыл бұрын

23:11 uh, no. here we are 31 years later (she meant 30, not 20. did she not want to age herself knowingly?...lol)

@YoutubePizzer 2 жыл бұрын

18:56 yeah they’re called humans

@valentinoquartz1647 3 жыл бұрын

12:31 I wonder if we are the alien🤨

@SharpDesign 3 жыл бұрын

You should have her watch movies that are past the timeline of the future. Ex. Back to the Future 2, 2001 a space odyssey, the time machine...

@Ash_Howl 3 жыл бұрын

Check space odyssey off that list.

@SharpDesign 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ash_Howl right, I see it now.

@mrdaddymeosky6292 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a herbalist and entrepreneur business man and see future timelines when I use said herbal. 😂😂😂😅💀💀💀 fawwk! What a dumb title and job. 😅😅

@gmd11390 3 жыл бұрын

should have mentioned the Turing test on Blade runner....

@luisacosta2028 3 жыл бұрын

She's awesome, this was great

@JessicaC. 2 жыл бұрын

So she literally imagines things for a living?? She's basically Walt Disney! What an awesome job! I want to be a futurist person. Probably I'm not smart enough but it would be pretty cool.

@benhenderson8952 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if she knows who’s going to win NBA 2020 Finals

@lixiu8654 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@DutchKC9UOD 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the movie Ex Machina! Scary realistic view what could happen with AI?

@tinman6326 2 жыл бұрын

"We don't predict the future" BUT we just analyst .... to predict the future. This is satire right :D

@Sir.VicsMasher 2 жыл бұрын

I would have added Moon to the video.

@cyber-psych2503 3 жыл бұрын

knew i should have applied to future school

@Serai3 2 жыл бұрын

It's hilarious how intent humanity is on destroying itself.

@timhutchinson3264 3 жыл бұрын

Q: How can you tell when a video is directed and/or edited by an amateur? A: They constantly use digital zoom, thinking (mistakenly) it will add visual interest, whereas all it actually does is take the viewer out of the experience. Way to go Vanity Fair!

@ChesJess 3 жыл бұрын

Tim Hutchinson Never formulate something as a universal truth like you just did. You should really only speak for yourself especially if it is subjective like this. Frankly it’s a joke I have to write this. Anyhow, the editing in this video never took me out of the experience and I think it actually did make the visual more varied.

@heytherekaela 3 жыл бұрын

Shhhhhh.

@michwashington 3 жыл бұрын

I remember Dolly The sheep 🐑

@zach4505 3 жыл бұрын

Well said about data powering the AI in the section about the Matrix. Gave me chills.

@futuristiccat5636 3 жыл бұрын

I love anything futuristic

@julianoqueral8537 3 жыл бұрын

She is like the neil tyson of futurism

@albertfrancisco3859 3 жыл бұрын

Wow...

@starkparker16 3 жыл бұрын

15 books? Those are rookie numbers, Amy.

@Lord_Baphomet_ 2 жыл бұрын

5:17 she predicted the vaccine problems

@Irons6661 3 жыл бұрын

The way she spoke about the covid19 vaccination scared the crap out of me..It's cold to hear that ,also very true

@Caddiken 3 жыл бұрын

Wholeheartedly agree‼️

@russyp 3 жыл бұрын

Bummed there’s no Artificial Intelligence

@Andy-Augustine 2 жыл бұрын

Amy Webb is fantastic!!

@BH-2023 3 жыл бұрын

Futurist: The Matrix is a very clever metaphor Philosopher: The Matrix is Technopunk Descartes

@mpatel7080 3 жыл бұрын

So,she is an Oracle!!

@Whitewidow23 2 ай бұрын

What makes u a futurist this is a genuine question because are they not always wrong when they try to predict what is going to happen

@ironheart191 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr. . . I was thinking of that sheep's name! "Dolly"...right

@katearcher8514 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific.

@jimmygillard 3 жыл бұрын

How does one get this job? Because I've always been into tech and scifi ever since I was a kid (I'm 43) and predicted loads of stuff that's come to fruition. I'll charge half of what she does.

@madeleinetwocock4293 2 жыл бұрын

i'd love to see her come back to observe tv series! particularly "better than us" (netflix), "brave new world" (peacock/globaltv), sparta (netflix), and ESPECIALLY "the feed" (amazon prime). those all depicted a supremely high-tech future that seriously spooked me to my core. i'd adore to hear her take on them!!