Saturday, July 23, 2005

"Stealth" is Hollywood Tech Paranoia

The latest techno-thriller from the Dream factory is Syealth. While I'm sure its full of slam bam action and the latrest in special effects, the whole premise is about Hollywoods fear of technology. Here is the review:

In this fast-paced thriller from extreme action director Rob Cohen (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, XXX) a group of top-trained fighter pilots (Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx) find themselves saddled with a terrifying mission. When a drone bomber with artificial intelligence is being tested, it turns rogue, and could start a war if the pilot team can't stop it.

Sound familiar? This idea has been played since the early days of film. Robots were supposed to kill us, computers were supposed to take over the world, now the new UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are going to run amock. Actually the new technology will save lives, by taking the pilots role in dangerous bombing and reconnaisance missions. Despite the constant fear mongering of the left wing, technology has made life easier, even in film and communication. Will they ever realise this?