Most prophetic movie of the 1990s?

Yukaphile · Post by **Yukaphile** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:28 am

Okay, while taking a hiatus (and rewatching some older movies), I had this idea, wanted to drop it, to generate discussion.

Which do you think was the most prophetic movie of the 1990s?

I'm gonna say "Enemy of the State." Bet you can all guess that is what I'm watching.

BridgeConsoleMasher · Post by **BridgeConsoleMasher** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:47 am

Back to the Future 2

hammerofglass · Post by **hammerofglass** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:58 am

Starship Troopers.

BridgeConsoleMasher · Post by **BridgeConsoleMasher** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:29 am

mathewgsmith wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:58 am Starship Troopers.

That one came to mind, but I couldn't think of too much significance in terms of technology portrayal or fascist society.

Really though the satirical take on nationalism isn't bad.

Rocketboy1313 · Post by **Rocketboy1313** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:23 am

"The Siege"
After a terrorist attack in New York the city is turned into a police state, torture is used on suspects, and ultimately the FBI has to investigate and arrest military officials who have violated the constitution in an effort to fight terrorism.

hammerofglass · Post by **hammerofglass** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:16 am

BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:29 am
mathewgsmith wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:58 am Starship Troopers.
That one came to mind, but I couldn't think of too much significance in terms of technology portrayal or fascist society.

Really though the satirical take on nationalism isn't bad.

A technological power suffers a devastating attack from a less advanced one, launches what they're sure will be a quickly resolved war, and instead gets dragged into an unwinnable quagmire in the desert.

BridgeConsoleMasher · Post by **BridgeConsoleMasher** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:35 pm

mathewgsmith wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:16 am
BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:29 am
mathewgsmith wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:58 am Starship Troopers.
That one came to mind, but I couldn't think of too much significance in terms of technology portrayal or fascist society.

Really though the satirical take on nationalism isn't bad.
A technological power suffers a devastating attack from a less advanced one, launches what they're sure will be a quickly resolved war, and instead gets dragged into an unwinnable quagmire in the desert.

Does kinda sound like the Vietnam war really.

Simplicius · Post by **Simplicius** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:48 pm

Demolition Man

Darth Wedgius · Post by **Darth Wedgius** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:58 pm

PCU. Rampant, whiny political correctness on campus? This one could have been a documentary.

Post by **TGLS** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:35 pm

To be fair PCU has two flaws that makes it not entirely prophetic:

1) Frat Houses aren't completely banned, or the trope of Frat House rape would have disappeared.

2) Reality's political correctness is far more bottom-up than top-down, so the finale is much less probable.

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