Alphaville review
Adam was right, "Alphaville is not the matrix". Indeed, far from it. Of course only in a film savvy context. The whole concept of a computer controlling a city is amazing considering that the film was produced in 1964. It is a great concept even for today, yet the acting/cinematics are very 1960's. There is perhaps a resonance between Goddards view of the future and us today. Probably not as elaborate but we are more or less run by computers. Just one example of us relying on computers is university life and in particular, this course. Without it I couldnt post to the forums and therefore, probably fail. However its not just students who rely on/cant live without computers. It is also business people the world over. Stock exchange, up to the minute market updates, databases, all rely on computers and technology to exist. So our emotions, feelings and soul are our own, but in one way or another, we all rely on computers and technolgy to live... (comfortably anyway). So Goddard didnt miss the mark by much... And how long before we do rely on computers to tell us how to feel? When to laugh or to cry? When to love or hate?

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