5 Movies Whose Plots No Longer Work Due to Technological Advances
The idea that filmmakers should strive to make their movies timeless may be somewhat passé but remains an appealing notion. Calling a film dated can sometimes be just as damning as calling it awful or unwatchable. But the fact is times change and attitudes change and some films age better than others. Advances in technology are especially inevitable. No matter how well constructed the plot of a film is, technology can theoretically advance to a point that renders certain parts of a film obsolete. Sometimes the entire premise can be undermined if the technological changes are substantial enough. So here are five movies that could not be made today without major alterations to the plot to account for new technologies.