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by Zelphyr 925 days ago
I remember seeing this movie when it came out and, while I enjoyed it, I chuckled at how silly the UI graphics looked. However, after rewatching it years later I really enjoyed it even more because I realized that, yes, the UI graphics weren't realistic, the movie did a great job of capturing what tech felt like at the time.

I just rewatched it again recently and find it a thoroughly enjoyable film.

It doesn't look like this site has done a review of Sneakers yet but I recommend they do. The interfaces are much more realistic for the time (even if the cryptography mathematics do suffer a bit)

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Sneakers is one of my favourite hacker movies. I have always loved the scene where they trace his travel path based on sound. And it was the first time I saw how an interface for blink people worked.