Do You Think That Technology Used In Avatar Will Look Obsolete In The Next 20 Years?

[txen]

Well you got me by about four years there Patrice. I too saw the things you describe.

The thing about the SF movies is that some stuff comes to pass while others never come. For example where is my flying car. I was promised a flying car by 2000. Where is it? In some other areas we have surpassed what was only in SF movies of the past. In Avatar I think that the first thing to go will be the people. We were told the year was 2154, but the characters in the movie were very familiar to me. They were from out time. As far as the tech goes the displays are a no brainer.

Some things I think that we have better today than what was shown in the film. One big item is inertial navigation. That's what we used before the era of GPS. It's not cheap or easy, but it does the job. Ever hear of a laser guided bomb, or a remotely piloted aircraft? Where were these? Now I know that the tech was subordinate to telling a story and I don't have a problem with it. Movies are not about technology, they are telling a story about people, their relationships, their growth, and triumphs. The rest is just a setting.

[redpaintednavi]

Originally Posted by txen

Well you got me by about four years there Patrice. I too saw the things you describe.

The thing about the SF movies is that some stuff comes to pass while others never come. For example where is my flying car. I was promised a flying car by 2000. Where is it?

According to Moller they are on the way (although he has said that for quite a while now). But at least there is a prototype. By the way, the flying machines of the Moller corporation are called volantors and they were the source of inspiration for the flying machines in Avatar:



http://www.moller.com/