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Exploring ‘World on a Wire’: Fassbinder’s Sci-Fi Masterpiece | Jonathan Cessa | McFly's Movie House #011
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire (1973) stands as a groundbreaking piece in sci-fi cinema, merging the director's distinctive style with futuristic themes. This two-part television miniseries, adapted from Daniel F. Galouye's novel Simulacron-3, explores the concept of simulated reality and artificial intelligence. Fassbinder's innovative narrative techniques and visual flair contribute to the film's significance in the sci-fi genre, prefiguring later works like The Matrix and Blade Runner. World on a Wire engages with philosophical questions about the nature of existence within a simulated world, solidifying Fassbinder's legacy as a visionary filmmaker who pushed the boundaries of storytelling, aesthetics, and thematic exploration in science fiction.
Jonathan and I will be breaking down the film, talking about its influence on the genre, along with movies that served as inspiration for it.
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