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Shared on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 11:01http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/
Have you seen this movie? This is quite possibly one of the most technically absurd movies ever made yet I couldn't stop myself. I don't know if it was a weird infatuation with Angelina Jolie or the laughable way computers were presented, but it held my attention for the entire 107 minutes. Trust me, that's no easy task, I have ADD like you wouldn't believe.
I first remember seeing this movie when it was released back in 1995 and even then I thought the way computers were presented was ridiculous. Yet here I am in 2007 watching it all over again on my big screen at home while it plays on Showtime. The movie opens with our hero, Dade Murphy, being sentenced to probation for 7 years. He is not allowed to touch computers until his 18th birthday. He was responsible for the single most devastating hack in history that brought down 1507 computers including Wall Street systems which caused a *gasp* 7 point drop in the market. In addition to his probation, his parents were fined $45,000 which subsequently ruined their marriage. Now, we can all see the inane premise unfolding before our eyes.
Fast-forward to our antagonist, Plague, played by Fisher Stevens. He and his mistress have figured out a way to shave the cents off of thousands of transactions per day, and are quickly on their way to a fortune of $25M. The way he decides to cover his tracks is with the Da Vinci virus, which if executed, will cause the malfunction of 5 super-tankers causing massive oil spills all over our Oceans. Let me guess, you just said, "WHAT?!?!" too. Plague is "elite" though, so he has figured out a way to blame Da Vinci on the hackers in our movie and he is freely available to continue looting his money while the authorities have a single-minded focus on stopping Da Vinci.
Through the discovery of a cleverly named "garbage file", our protagonists figure out the whole plot and discover they are being framed. They unite hackers all over the world to crash the mythical great supercomputer, the Gibson. Even our hackers seem overwhelmed by the Gibson as evidenced by this little foreshadowing piece of dialog:
During the hack of the Gibson we get some of the greatest dialog ever to grace the silver screen.
Have you seen this movie? This is quite possibly one of the most technically absurd movies ever made yet I couldn't stop myself. I don't know if it was a weird infatuation with Angelina Jolie or the laughable way computers were presented, but it held my attention for the entire 107 minutes. Trust me, that's no easy task, I have ADD like you wouldn't believe.
I first remember seeing this movie when it was released back in 1995 and even then I thought the way computers were presented was ridiculous. Yet here I am in 2007 watching it all over again on my big screen at home while it plays on Showtime. The movie opens with our hero, Dade Murphy, being sentenced to probation for 7 years. He is not allowed to touch computers until his 18th birthday. He was responsible for the single most devastating hack in history that brought down 1507 computers including Wall Street systems which caused a *gasp* 7 point drop in the market. In addition to his probation, his parents were fined $45,000 which subsequently ruined their marriage. Now, we can all see the inane premise unfolding before our eyes.
Fast-forward to our antagonist, Plague, played by Fisher Stevens. He and his mistress have figured out a way to shave the cents off of thousands of transactions per day, and are quickly on their way to a fortune of $25M. The way he decides to cover his tracks is with the Da Vinci virus, which if executed, will cause the malfunction of 5 super-tankers causing massive oil spills all over our Oceans. Let me guess, you just said, "WHAT?!?!" too. Plague is "elite" though, so he has figured out a way to blame Da Vinci on the hackers in our movie and he is freely available to continue looting his money while the authorities have a single-minded focus on stopping Da Vinci.
Through the discovery of a cleverly named "garbage file", our protagonists figure out the whole plot and discover they are being framed. They unite hackers all over the world to crash the mythical great supercomputer, the Gibson. Even our hackers seem overwhelmed by the Gibson as evidenced by this little foreshadowing piece of dialog:
PHREAK
Look, you wanna be elite? You gotta do a
righteous hack. None of this accidental shit.
CEREAL
Oh yeah, you want a seriously righteous hack,
you score one of those Gibsons man. You know,
supercomputers they use to like, do physics,
and look for oil and stuff?
PHREAK
Ain't no way, man, security's too tight. The
big iron?
DADE
Maybe. But, if I were gonna hack some heavy
metal, I'd, uh, work my way back through some
low security, and try the back door.
During the hack of the Gibson we get some of the greatest dialog ever to grace the silver screen.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM, ELLINGSON MINERAL.
The big monitor shows the attack in progress.
MARGO
What is it? What's wrong?
PLAGUE
Nothing, it's just a minor glitch.
MARGO
"Minor glitch" with you seems to turn into a
major catastrophe.
The main screen is filled with:
I WANT A COOKIE. GIVE ME A COOKIE NOW!
HAL
There's a new virus in the database.
MARGO
What's happening?
HAL
It's replicating, eating up memory. What do I
do?
PLAGUE
Type "Cookie", you idiot. I'll head 'em off at
the pass.
Another virus appears.
HAL
We have a Zero Bug attacking all the login and
overlay files.
PLAGUE
Run anti-virus. Give me a systems display!
The systems display comes up. Red flashes everywhere,
signifying new attacks. Plague presses a key.
PLAGUE
Die, dickweeds!
HAL
The rabbit is in the administration system.
Rabbit icons start to fill the systems display.
PLAGUE
Send a Flu-shot.
MARGO
Rabbit, Flu-shot, someone talk to me.
HAL
A rabbit replicates till it overloads a file,
then it spreads like cancer.
MARGO
Cancer?
The Da Vinci Virus sings "Row Row Row Your Boat".
Tanker ballasts start filling - for real.
INT. GRAND CENTRAL PUBLIC PHONES.
KATE
It's the Gibson, it's finding us too fast.
DADE
Man, there's too many garbage files, I need
more time.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM, ELLINGSON MINERAL.
PLAGUE
They're at Grand Central Station, lower level.
Don't screw up.
Thanks to http://www.angelfire.com/co/aplacetocrash/hackers.html for the script.
This is a movie for the ages and certainly not to be missed. Make sure you check this one out,
you won't be disappointed.
you won't be disappointed.
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