Minority Report Advancements
Aqsa Khalil
Ms. Burrows
ENG 4U
13 July 2015
Adapting to Advancements: The Minority Report The movie, The Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002, foreshadowed many greater uses of technology that are now available in 2015. Many of these methods are plausible demonstrating that the society we live in currently is definitely moving towards new gadgets. Almost every day, there is a new cool, mind boggling, technology based advancement in the world. The programs made for police officers and airports offer security which is an important aspect for many. Society is pushing towards innovation which is illustrated in our social media and different devices.
The methods of technology being created are reasonable as they protect and provide assurance that we are in a safe environment. These programs are almost directly inspired by the movie. Similar to Precogs from the movie, programs are being developed for …show more content…
In Minority Report, John Anderton is in a mall and is bombarded with personalized ad’s. A woman selling an American Express blue card states to Anderton, “Need to escape? Blue can take you”. He is also offered a Guinness (Minority Report). People on social media or on the internet often do not realize that the ad’s that one see’s while exploring the internet are personalized. When we search up something on Amazon, Ebay, or Google, it gets saved using the tool called “Cookies” and often shows up when the user is on Facebook. Down the sidebar, Facebook displays ad’s that you have personally been interested in. Cookies allow companies to watch what you do on the internet so that social media accounts can suit your interests and attract you. In the movie, people’s eyes are scanned to show advertisements related with that person whereas people in our generation can sit behind a device to have our online identities corresponded
Ms. Burrows
ENG 4U
13 July 2015
Adapting to Advancements: The Minority Report The movie, The Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002, foreshadowed many greater uses of technology that are now available in 2015. Many of these methods are plausible demonstrating that the society we live in currently is definitely moving towards new gadgets. Almost every day, there is a new cool, mind boggling, technology based advancement in the world. The programs made for police officers and airports offer security which is an important aspect for many. Society is pushing towards innovation which is illustrated in our social media and different devices.
The methods of technology being created are reasonable as they protect and provide assurance that we are in a safe environment. These programs are almost directly inspired by the movie. Similar to Precogs from the movie, programs are being developed for …show more content…
In Minority Report, John Anderton is in a mall and is bombarded with personalized ad’s. A woman selling an American Express blue card states to Anderton, “Need to escape? Blue can take you”. He is also offered a Guinness (Minority Report). People on social media or on the internet often do not realize that the ad’s that one see’s while exploring the internet are personalized. When we search up something on Amazon, Ebay, or Google, it gets saved using the tool called “Cookies” and often shows up when the user is on Facebook. Down the sidebar, Facebook displays ad’s that you have personally been interested in. Cookies allow companies to watch what you do on the internet so that social media accounts can suit your interests and attract you. In the movie, people’s eyes are scanned to show advertisements related with that person whereas people in our generation can sit behind a device to have our online identities corresponded