Mathematical equations means you are inside a computer in Hackers(Credit: United Artists)
For the past 30 years, Hollywood has consistently struggled to depict computer hacking in accurate and exciting ways. The history of Hollywood and hacking is littered with lazy writing, absurdly unrealistic computer interfaces and stereotypical “nerd” characters. But in amongst the idiocy we’ve also seen certain films influencing governmental policy, inspiring entire sub-cultural identities and guiding mainstream attitudes around computer security.
Our first Hollywood and Hacking video looked at the 1980s, a period of innocence where computers could pretty much do anything. In part two of our series we travel through the 1990s, a wondrous era where hackers wore day-glo rave outfits and flew through colorful CGI mainframes.
Watch the video below and take a journey through Hollywood hacking in the 1990s:
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Source: New Atlas