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World on a Wire (1973) -- R. W. Fassbinder
Made for German TV in
1973, this is Rainer Werner Fassbinder's only sci fi effort (among 40 or so
films made before he died in his thirties in 1982). Shot quickly on a small budget but with a
hell of a lot of flair and style (just look at how the camera moves and what it
looks at). It even feels like a 70s
action show at times but it is deeper, more layered, more existential, and a
lot more nutty than that. Best watched
across two nights (it was designed in two parts) to really let the "shattering"
cliffhanger set in -- I was really looking forward to the second half. To top it all off, this 40 year old film is
so "modern" with its focus on the creation of a virtual reality and
how the electronic beings in it might take on consciousness (and what might
happen then). The ending might knock you
for a loop!
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