El cyberpunk, subgenre of science fiction, usually shows dystopian futures that are characterized by high technological advancement, but with a decadent lifestyle.
Precisely because of how disjunctive it can be, we share with you six films that with that theme. Cheer up to see them all.
Battle Angel
Alita is a reactivated cyborg in a futuristic world, who tries to learn and learn more about the reality that surrounds her, all while a group of criminals persecute her, which makes her realize her important past and her great abilities. physical.
Something relevant from this film, currently available on star + is that it is based on the nine-volume Japanese manga GUNNM, released in North America as Battle Angel Alita.
Written and illustrated by Yukito Kishiro, the comic was published between 1990 and 1995. It was followed by the 19-volume sequel Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, which was published between 2000 and 2014. There is no confirmed sequel to the movie yet.
Ghost in the Shell
Cyborg policewoman Motoko Kusanagi investigates and hunts down a powerful hacker known as The Puppeteer, who has the ability to enter her system and modify the behavior of other cyborgs.
ghost in the shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii and currently available on Netflix, inspired many action scenes in The Matrix. There is a rumor that Carrie-Anne Moss got the role in The Matrix because she bears a certain resemblance to the older Motoko Kusanagi.
Total Recall
A man with an apparently quiet life has a recurring dream of a visit to Mars, so he goes to a memory implantation center to live a vacation experience on that planet, but everything goes wrong when said procedure actually reactivates his erased memories as a great secret agent.
Some of the advertisements seen after Quaid (Schwarzenegger's character) gets off the subway are actual signs that were displayed above the Insurgentes subway station in Mexico City, most notably the signs for Fuji Film and Coca-Cola. Tail.
The film, which also stars Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside and Rachel Ticotin, is available on Apple TV.
Blade Runner
Tyrell Corporation, a company dedicated to advances in genetic engineering, has created replicants, beings identical to humans but superior in agility and strength, so it is up to the Blade Runners to go after them and eliminate them due to the social threat they pose. represent.
After its release, the film, which can now be seen on HBO MAX, received mixed reviews and had low global box office receipts relative to its investment, a similar case with its successor Blade Runner 2049 directed by Denis Villeneuve. Now both films are considered cult films.
Dredd
In a futuristic and chaotic American city, law enforcement officers are also in charge of being judges and executioners of criminals. Dredd, an agent committed to his work, gets involved in a powerful mafia responsible for the sale of a dangerous drug, putting his life in danger by entering hostile territories.
Film based on the British cartoon Judge Dredd and of which an adaptation had already been made in 1995, The Judge, which starred Silvester Stallone and was poorly received by critics and viewers.
If you are interested in seeing it, you can do so at Amazon Prime Video.
Akira
With a Japan With social and political crisis, a group of scientists is forced to continue with the investigations to discover the person capable of controlling what they call "absolute energy", finding its bearer in a young motorcyclist gang member, without knowing that he could become a great global threat.
The movie, now available on netflix, consists of 2 shots and 212 individual images, using 160 different colors, 327 of which were created exclusively for the film.
The reason for this statistic is that most of the film takes place at night, a setting that animators traditionally avoid due to increased color requirements.