Technology in films.......

  As I read Images of Technology I became uninterested of its purpose and message. I personally love and enjoy sci-fi and action movies. I truly dislike how this reading picks apart some great movies, however I do have somewhat of an understanding to what is trying to be said. it seems that scientist/engineers haven’t been depicted as they should in films and I do agree to an extent. However, this concept of misconstruing such a profession is false and society actually accepts these professions of a higher status towards knowledge and of course income. For example, many dislike and speak badly of dentist, but we all know it’s a reputational profession.

  Now back to motion pictures, who wouldn’t want to watch a laser cut trough 12inch thick steel as it reaches its victim. This is possibly far from reality, but interesting and thrilling to most audiences. These ideas come from imagination; no one wishes to watch a dull film with genuine acts of technology. Imagination gives us the ideas of stimulating and futuristic technological advances that are used in todays Sci-fi & Action films. As a fan of these two genres, I could think of two characters from a technological profession. The first character is Spock from Star Trek; he plays the role of a Science Officer/Pilot. Star Trek is a futuristic space film series that portrays images of technology, but Purely Fictional and shouldn’t be held to judgment -- of this sort. Spock however is portrayed as having only a sense of logic and no feelings (or at least half). This could be considered as a negative association towards scientist, of being ONLY literary logical. I choose to differ becasue I see Spock as a genius, a hero and an icon of science. Lets switch to something recent, modern and relevant - the new Iron Man movies! The character Tony Starks who is Iron Man, is an engineer of military special weapons. He however portrays the role of an arrogant ladies man but his creative intelligence has led him to create his flying iron suit. We all know that this type of technology is unrealistic to date but it makes a very interesting plot for a film. Watch this short clip to see the amazing Iron Man.

    As like Spock, Tony Starks is also a genius, a hero and an engineering icon. Though these professions are sometimes mocked or portrayed differently in movies, we all wish to be the scientist that finds the cure, the astronaut in space or the one that builds the flying suit. Lets not forget the majority of these films are only fictional and not documentaries.