Ever wonder how much past films managed to predict about the present society we live in? Well, we've got a list of 10 times old movies predicted current technology and the future of artificial intelligence.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Who could miss one of the classics? A Space Odyssey dove into how Siri and the International Space Station would operate today.
The fully futuristic tech gadgets practically set the future of Space Tourism in 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Streaming Platforms: HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video
Soylent Green (1973)
Based on Harry Harrison's 1966 novel, Make Room! Make Room!, the movie, Soylent Green, set in 2022, portrays a society where it's far too late for mankind: overpopulation has led to deforestation and climate change, resulting in food shortages and food insecurity. Guess how real that is in today's world?
Streaming Platforms: YouTube TV
Purchase or Rent: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
Blade Runner (1982)
The future of tech is not limited to hovercrafts and flying cars, but the future of advertisements, too.
In Blade Runner, digital billboards were practically everywhere, which reflects the present-day living society.
Times Square and modern-day LA have them all, not just for marketing, but even for special days, as per the request of fans in celebration of their idols' birthdays and awards.
Purchase or Rent: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Weird Science (1985)
3D printing was yet to be invented, and yet Weird Science managed to conceptualize what it's like to bring a living person out of artificial tech.
The teen misfits in this film wanted to bring their ideal woman to life, and successfully did! While ours doesn't (yet), 3D printing became handy when it comes to making props and anything hobbyists can dream of.
Streaming Platforms: AMC+, Amazon Prime Video
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
The present day may not have time traveling up their alley, but Back to the Future Part II did predict two developments: FaceTime on the phone (similar to holograms in Star Trek) and cars that can drive themselves on the road!
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
Purchase or Rent: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
The Cable Guy (1996)
The Cable Guy is more than a comedy thriller — in fact, the main character, Chip (played by Jim Carrey), had one of the most fascinating theories that came true in the streaming world today.
"Soon, every American home will integrate their television, phone, and computer," Chip said in the film, "You'll be able to visit the Louvre on one channel or watch female wrestling on another. There's no end to the possibilities!"
Purchase or Rent: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
The Truman Show (1998)
No, we haven't exactly seen news about having an infant grow up blindly in a simulated programmed show like The Truman Show, but with the digital age came the new phase of Reality TV, in which audiences get to watch and observe someone live their dailies 24/7. Some, in the form of vlogs on YouTube.
Purchase or Rent: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
The Matrix (1999)
While we don't have the same virtual simulation as programmed in The Matrix, our doom scrolling on social media platforms like TikTok or Twitter algorithms practically consumes our day-to-day life.
Not to mention, inventions such as the Metaverse and VR headsets that allow users to jump into their favorite game worlds to kill monsters themselves.
Purchase or Rent: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Minority Report (2002)
Steven Spielberg's Minority Report didn't just predict how the present way of life would become over time, but even something as simple as how customer-tailored advertising works.
Our online shopping habits can be tracked by something as simple as randomly mentioning products in the middle of supposedly private conversations before "holograms" manifest themselves on our screens and into our shopping carts.
Streaming Platforms: MGM+, Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video
Her (2013)
To think that phones are what's keeping humanity from growing their community and circles, Her just predicted what 2025 is all about now: using artificial intelligence to cope.
In this case, brands like OpenAI and ChatGPT not only offer "faster solutions" with instant answers, essays, prompts, art, and videos, but they also give the illusion of deep friendship and therapists.
Purchase or Rent: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
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