Videodrome
by katiemcgreevy @ 06 Nov. 2006 - 20:19:21
Videodrome - Cronenburg 1982
The film explores some of the results of human interaction with technology.
We see the main character unable to distinguish between virtual reality and "reality" itself. We see his fantasies and apparent nightmares become real, and his life becomes very much like a film.
Jean Bauldrillard is quoted:
"that we live like they do in the movies - our lives are now nothing more than paradies of what we see projected on the myriad screens that surround us. We compare everything we do to the idealised portrayals with which we are presented."