What better way to reflect on the technology of the future than through the classic Men In Black? I must admit, the movie is one of my all time favourites. i am not sure why that is the case, but I have loved it since I was first allowed to watch it! (Which would have been at least a couple years after it’s release, due to my strict parents… So maybe 2000?) The movies great humor, continous action and plot set aside, the theme of technology and society is prevalent throughout the film. While the film does focus on a future where aliens are integrated into western society, it also demonstrates future technology for data tracking, education and many other essential needs. The producer’s did a great job of convincing the audience of a very futuristic setting through the use of white furniture, simplistic modern design, and of course, the unfathomable and awe inspiring gadgets and gizmos. All of these small details are facts that our group has been discussing for our final project , while they seem like minute details, they do provide a wealth of information.

Watching this movie after taking this class has made me consider different details of the film. The small sizes of the technology that yield massive impacts, the sleek design of objects and the open spaces that prevail in infrastructure design. An alternate example that prods at larger themes; the famous neurolyzer (as seen below). Is it a remark on the state of society in the future? Poking at the point that humans don’t have the capacity to accept, let alone believe, that there are other human life forms out in the universe? And rather, not only in the universe, but possibly in your office or in your plain sight. Therefore, in order for humans to deal with the fact that there are other life forms on the planet we all live on, neurolyzers have to be used to wipe the short term memory humans as if nothing ever happened.