Older screen futures are often judged by whether a gadget or machine eventually arrived. I think another test matters too: who was imagined as a full person inside that future?with agency, relationships and an ordinary life?and who remained scenery?
I?ve been comparing Metropolis, Things to Come, Arthur C. Clarke, Tomorrow?s World and Blade Runner in a short illustrated essay. It asks which predictions arrived and whose point of view those imagined futures left out.
I?m Martin Davies-Roundhill; this is my small non-commercial End Up Here project. There is no product, fundraising, paid offer, donation request or ask for money. I?m sharing it because the question connects with screen history:
https://youtu.be/wNyWTJi7JI0
Which screen future would you add?
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