The recent visit of Indian PM Mr. Narendra
Modi to United States has spiced up the talks of his very clear vision about
Digital India. Mr. Modi is visiting the best of the world companies like
Google, Facebook, Apple, Qualcomm and Microsoft coupled with many other top
firms in the field of Internet and online networking. Let’s make this movement
stronger by talking about sci-fi, special effects and technological advancement
in Hollywood that feeds the hunger of today’s genre from sci-fi action like typical
‘Matrix Trilogy’ movie to a simple drama with lots of logics like ‘The
Imitation Game’. To feel the more of Hollywood, here is a list of top 10
Hollywood movies that inspire Digital India movement:
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| Mr. Narendra Modi in United States |
The Social Network is an American drama film
directed by David Fincher starring, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin
Timberlake. The story of the film portrays the founding of social networking
site Facebook and the aftermath lawsuits. This is a tale of friendship,
loyalty, insatiability and disloyalty where the jargons of computer programming, web strategy and big finance issues has been portrayed in the most beautiful style and visual cleverness.
Pirates Of Silicon Valley (1999)
Pirates Of Silicon Valley is directed by
Martyn Burke, starring Noah Wyle and Anthony Michael Hall in lead roles. The
story of the film is based on the two greatest start-ups of the world in the
field of personal computer as Apple and Microsoft. The film deals with the
leaders in the field of personal computers and how the interplay among them
takes place; Steve Jobs, who ripped off Xerox’s research team by introducing
those technologies in the new Macintosh, and Bill Gates, who ripped off Jobs by
incorporating those technologies in the newer Windows product.
Matrix Trilogy (1999, 2003)
Matrix Trilogy is an American sci-fi action
film series directed by The Wachowski Brothers. The series is a collection of
The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, starring Keanu
Reaves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving and Gloria Foster.
The trilogy is based on the human – machine war, where the human city of Zion
defends itself against the massive attack of the machines. The film is also
seen as a benchmark for all future sci-fi films. The Matrix is the several cuts
above the rest of the films and is one of the best sci-fi films ever! The
mortal combat shots of kung-fu style are shot adroitly, presenting the next
level of action from a Bruce Lee film.
The Fifth Estate (2013)
The Fifth Estate is a Hollywood thriller film
directed by Bill Condon. The star cast of the film includes Benedict
Cumberbatch and Daniel Bruhl in lead roles, coupled with Anthony Mackie, David
Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Stanley Tucci and Laura Linney. The story of the film
is based on the news-leaking website WikiLeaks, the most fiercely debated
organization of the 21st century.
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
The Thirteenth Floor is a Hollywood sci-fi
thriller film directed by Josef Rusnak, starring Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol,
Vincent D’Onofrio, Armin Mueller and Dennis Haysbert. The film investigates fateful probabilities of computer-simulated universes, where people only understand they are real.
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Tron: Legacy is an American sci-fi film and
also a sequel to the 1982 film Tron, directed by Joseph Kosinski. The star cast
of the film includes Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia
wilde, Michael Sheen and james Frain. The film is a cyber-epic with an astounding
illustration of the digital world where Sam Flynn gets a note from his father
Kevin Flynn who disappeared many years back. Sam enters the world of Tron to
find his father and on the way meets some cool machines. The 3D effects in the
film which displays all the things in the world of Tron are fantabulous.
Jobs (2013)
Jobs is an American biographical film based
on the real life story of Steve Jobs, the ‘master of innovation’ portraying his
student life at Reed College in 1974 to the launch of iPod in 2001. The film is
directed by Joshua Michael Stern, starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and
Josh Gad as Apple Computer’s co-founder Steve Wozniak. The story of the film
retells the Apple’s founder’s ups and downs in his early professional years.
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff is an American action drama
film directed by Philip Kaufman. The story of the film is based on the seven
military pilots, selected as the astronauts for the Project Mercury, the first
effort at manned spaceflight by the United States. The film stars, Ed Harris,
Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid and Barbara Hershey. The film
is an epic one having something for everyone: terrific, exciting, complex,
funny, packed with memorable scenes, remarkable lines and sparkling actors.
Her (2013)
Her is a Hollywood romantic sci-fi comedy
film directed by Spike Jonze, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson, Amy
Adams, Rooney Mara and Olivia Wilde. The story of the film is based on a complex, stirred man Theodore Twombly, who makes his living by scripting, touching personal letters for others. The man is hooked up to an advanced operating system after the end of a long heartbroken relationship, which extends into an eventual love for each other.
The Imitation Game (2014)
The Imitation Game is an American epic drama
thriller film directed by Morten Tyldum. The film is loosely based on the
biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. The film stars Benedict
Cumberbatch, playing as British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who along with his
team cracked the German enigma codes for the British government during World
War II. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance and Mark
Strong also played different roles in the film. The film also portrays the
darker side of the society, as when authorities reveal the genius Turing is
gay, they send him to prison. The film is one of the best spy thrillers and
keeps the audience gripping and spellbinding from beginning to end.