Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.
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Hey, so this is the list of movies on my local media server which are tagged as "cyberpunk". I am looking for suggestions on more movies I should add to this list. Cheers,
ETA: Well, OK, this should keep me busy for a while. Thanks - y'all are amazing and awesome.
The majority of these that I've seen I disagree with. M3GAN is cyberpunk? Nah get outta here
Are we getting to a point that people think cyberpunk as the same as sci-fi? Because that is what this lists looks like. A lot of just sci-fi that is not even close to be cyberpunk.
Few things on the list hit 100% of the core tenants; it really depends on how strict you're looking to be.
Corporate tech hubris: a company rushes an AI product to market, ignores ethics, and treats safety as a PR problem.
AI autonomy and loss of control: M3GAN crossing from tool to actor is a classic question about agency.
Tech replacing human relationships: the doll as a surrogate caregiver fits neatly into the anxiety about mediated humanity.
It probably only hits half the criteria, but in a numbers game, there's a lot there that's celebrated as Cyberpunk that fails as many checks.
In all, I was looking to capture the contents strewn about, not make a judgment call on what stays. I fugure if people don't want parts, they can easily just not use that part of the list.
I feel that people think about the high tech and forget about the low life.