The film "Hackers" was released 30 years ago today.
It doesn't have the best plot in some respects, but I love the music, the aesthetic, and the characters' sheer enjoyment of their computers and the net.
One of my favourite films :)
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Music by Simon Boswell composed for Hackers (1995) Movie on SoundCloud
@span neil the ninetiest of movies
@span neil There are a couple of crazy things here. One, that it was 30 years ago. Two, when Hackers came out, 30 years ago meant 1965, which at the time felt like ancient history to me. I assume kids these days feel that way about 1995?
@span neil @span TheBreadmonkey I still love the floating math symbols/expressions spinning around them as they hack. It’s so silly and ridiculous but no more so than most more modern hacking in movies.
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I loved that movie, but I was always frustrated that [Ramon?] was arrested or something about 3/4 of the way in, & the story just abandons him after that & we never find out what his fate was. (It's been a while since I've seen it, but I was upset by that again on my last rewatch.)
@span neil Great film! I’ve just got back from New York and it brought back so many memories of that film. I ended up watching it yesterday.
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Wow, 30 years. I guess The Plague has fully served his very boring sentence and can have fun again!
Wow, 30 years. I guess The Plague has fully served his very boring sentence and can have fun again!
@span neil The Net came out around the same time. Also, my coworker was fired for hacking the HR database to look up salaries, coincidentally while an IT manager was watching.
@span neil I frequently say when the topic comes up Sneakers Is a better movie about how hacking actually works, but Hackers Is great for the aesthetic, the themes, and the punk culture.
Plus, it has one of the absolute best depictions of flow state I've ever seen in film.
@span neil it’s showing at the Savoy in Nottingham tonight, and I’ll be there! 😎
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I agree with this, well said. The plot was there to carry the rest of it, it doesn't have to be exceptional in every category.
I agree with this, well said. The plot was there to carry the rest of it, it doesn't have to be exceptional in every category.
@span neil Have you seen this cybersecurity film list before? Some greats in there!
https://cybersecurityventures.com/movies-about-cybersecurity-and-hacking/
https://cybersecurityventures.com/movies-about-cybersecurity-and-hacking/
@span sundew I had not - thank you!
@span neil Great movie, also the reason I botched my wedding vows.
I have a good memory of scenes but a tendency to recall them when something reminds me of them.
During our wedding, the pastor was quoting Corinthians (when I was a child...) so I started replaying the scene with Cereal Killer saying that.
I got interrupted reliving the scene with my spouse-to-be poking me. Embarrassed I managed to get a "I-I do?"
Fortunately, it worked out and we're still together after twenty five years.
@span neil At least 25% of my enjoyment of that film is due to Matthew Lillard's hilarious performance!
@span neil I thought that bot that posts random GIFs from the movie had disappeared, but it turns out it's here: https://ciberlandia.pt/@hackersbot
@span neil I mean it's good, but it's no Sneakers
@span ahnlak I like Sneakers, and I think it (like Wargames) is more realistic, but it lacks the style and panache of Hackers, IMHO.
@span neil stil watching that movie about once a year.
It has something catchy to it.
It has something catchy to it.
@span neil @span onepict in some way the bad guy in it isn't bad enough.
Re-assessing the movie Freejack as being much more accurate 😂
@span neil it might just be a function of my age but I find 90s tech optimism/utopianism to be a GORGEOUS aesthetic.
@span neil That movie had such an impact on young me. I still have (but no longer use) the domain name to show it :D
@span neil The title scene where the bird's-eye view of the city transforms into a circuit board while Orbital plays in the background is the coolest shit
I saw someone toot that hackers in the 90s definitely didn't look like that, but hackers nowadays definitely do
@span neil That leather jacket… Still gorgeous.
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There is a new release coming shortly on physical media:
The soundtrack is fairly epic and so representative of that era. The plot is if course very silly but great fun 🙂
@span neil But it has the Gibson Neil, THE GIBSON!
@span neil it also has a fantastic soundtrack :)
@span bogo yes, I love the music.
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