Wednesday, September 24, 2008

#7 Technology and the movies

On cold winter days I like to watch old movies. And one of my favorite things to do while watching is to imagine how different an old movie would be if they had access to the technology we have today. Here are a few examples of this. Imagine in An affair to remember
she is hit by a car and can't make it to the Empire State building to meet the love of her life because she is in the hospital (then) now she sends him e-mail, a text, calls on her cell phone, blogs about the accident the list goes on and on. In Desk set Katherine Hepburn feels her job is threatened by an "electronic brain" (a computer) that is suppose to make her research easier. Have you felt that way today? Try it for yourself. Even an all time classic Gone with the wind-- imagine!

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