Dystopian Film Looper Will Trick Your Mind

Dystopian film has come a long way. Filmmakers now have the tools to trick your mind like never before.  The film Looper is a perfect example of this Jedi mind trick and as we move into the future, you can expect to see more of these sophisticated digital and 3D illusions.  This new video released by special effects firm Atomic Fiction gives us a glimpse into the elusive world of visual effects. They have created effects for movies and TV shows including  FLIGHT, LOOPER, UNDERWORLD AWAKENING, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, TRANSFORMERS and many more.

Being a connoisseur of sci-fi films I am acutely aware of digital effects when I’m watching a film.  In fact I will go to a bad film as long as the special effects look amazing.  Shameless I know what is a futurist to do? Nothing bothers me and my amygdala more than noticing bad  special effects.  By the way, why is it so hard to create a realistic WOLF? Anyone?  So when I watched Looper I was extremely pleased. In fact I had to re-watch  the film so that I could pay attention specifically to the ships, cities and techno gadgets. This brings me to my point. How much of what we experience when we watch television or film is actually a complete illusion now?

Our consciousness is evolving alongside our technologies. We know instinctively when something doesn’t look real. We can feel it. Our minds send up a red flag. But how accurate are our perceptions when something does fool our minds and visual systems?  These days special effects act as a [easyazon-link asin=”0262692937″ locale=”us”] Turing Test [/easyazon-link] for the visual cortex and our consciousness!