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Strange Days...



Strange Days is a cyberpunk sci-fi film released in 1995.

The film revolves around SQUID recordings: a recording of someones memory and experiences directly from their brain. These recordings are played back using Mini Disc-like devices. The users will experience anything that the SQUID has recorded as if they are doing it themselves. The protagonist deals in erotic SQUID recordings and one day receives a disc which shows someone he knows getting murdered.

I like the concept of being able to pass around recorded experiences. The experience is therefore not a unique one to the person anymore. In the film these experiences are portrayed like products, able to buy them as if it's almost like a holiday but able to experience more than just what a holiday could offer. The possibilities of these devices can be good but it can be equally as bad, exploiting the dark sides of what people have experienced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Days_(film)

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