While we all have a good laugh at the outlandish predictions that countless movies have made about the future - specifically that we'd all have flying cars by now - isn't it a little scary when filmmakers manage to make some guesses that are actually spot-on? Though they're few and far between, a handful of imaginative screenwriters have predicted the future, either by creatively trying to imagine what the world might be like, or by sheer, amazing, creepy coincidence. Some predictions are more obvious than others, though the later entries on this list are definitely sure to raise a few eyebrows. Also, note how Jim Carrey's movies are oddly abundant in this list; is there something he isn't telling us? Here are 10 movies that predicted the future...
10. Memory-Wiping - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry's modern classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind depicted a future in which memory-wiping procedures exist, used primarily to erase people's memories of relationships after painful break-ups. This, naturally, has some side effects, and throughout the film, we get to see how these memories decay, and if in the end it is really worth it for Joel (Jim Carrey). In real life, there's no fancy machine doing all the work, but some Dutch scientists somehow discovered that a common heart medicine can have a similar effect, erasing traumatic memories. However, reports suggest that they wouldn't plan to use it as frivolously as to erase the pain of a relationship breakdown, but more for
truly traumatic events, like rapes and muggings.