1995 was a great year for science fiction.
Not only had sci-fi legends John Carpenter and Terry Gilliam both released new films, but the biggest, most expensive movie of all time (at that point) was a high-concept, post-apocalyptic film: Waterworld. Some of the films that year flopped, like the live-action comic book adaptation Tank Girl, but most were huge successes — further proof that sci-fi nerds love a big-screen spectacle
Debuting just as the Internet was entering mainstream consciousness, these films dealt with society's fears of new technology and its unknown effects on humanity. From Johnny Mnemonic's exploration of bio-mechanical enhancements to The Net's explicit fears of a life controlled by the internet, these 1995 films were just beginning to grapple with the ways that the internet would change our lives forever. Read more...
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