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Computer Characters in the movies

Computer Characters in the Movies


Movies and computers have always been two fields of great interest for me. The cinema as dream and wonder, and computer as a way to make many of these dreams come true. This essay was originally presented as a conclusion work for Technology Seminar, and oriented by teacher Marilia Levacov.

Since a long time ago, man creates tools to help him complete tasks. Computers are just one of the newest tools. Hollywood, always keeping an eye on new opportunities (because of them depend the grosses) did not take long before inserting computers and robots in its plot, even when moviemakers knew nothing about computers.

Throughout history, the visions of computers as characters has changed a lot, and that is the subject of this work. From magical machines in the 50's, taking the role of arrogant villains in the 60's and 70's, passind by the 80's hacker movies and reflecting markteing strategy changes in the middle 80's, the computers reach the 90's as tools, as the computer business is seen by Hollywood in a more realistic way

You can read this essay as a linear text with images, or as a multimedia essay, with links and quicktimes. Go straight to the introduction, source-o-graphy and greetings or to any part you wish.


Roberto Tietzmann - RTIETZ@CESUP.UFRGS.BR

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