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Brainstorm (1983)
A Great "Landmark" Movie
Personally, I think what makes a good sci-fi movie is when it introduces a concept I haven't seen before. The technology to record and play back experiences was truly original for me. I'm not sure if any other film had explored this idea before, but this was the first one I've seen that did. Another thing about this film is that, for me at least, it is a great landmark in time movie. By that I mean that it was made right at the time that VCRs were just beginning to become available to the average consumer. They were still a bit bulky and expensive in 1983 but it was the very first time people could record shows and play them back whenever they wanted. Tape was the main media for recording sound and video, so naturally the recording media in the movie is also tape. I think it's possible the ushering in of the VCR on the market may have had some kind of influence on the success of this movie at the time it was released. For me, it marks that quantum jump in technology in a really cool way. It's also a great concept movie that has a similarity with the Matrix in the way it explores the concept of virtual reality.