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Data Storage Devices in Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies

Can we think about, make conclusions, observe, or predict social issues through movies? Through the analysis of selected science fiction and fantasy movies, the goal of this research is to identity the depiction of data storage technology and devices to see if the solutions offered were realistic, possible, and plausible or were just imaginable notions contrived for a movie script. For this purpose, several science fiction and fantasy movies are analyzed: 2001: A Space Odyssey (2001), Star Wars (1977), Superman (1978), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek: Generations (1994), Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Minority Report (2002), and The Avengers (2012). The analysis showed each of the selected movies presented several revolutionary solutions for data storage devices. Several of the movies presented technology that is not yet available but probably will be in the near future. In detecting correlations between realistic technological developments and fantasy movie ideas, the analysis showed that while several movies accurately predicted some of the contemporary technological solutions for data storage, several just made fictional usage of these kinds of devices.

science fiction ; fantasy ; movies ; data storage device ; popular culture ; technology

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