Essay Development

Post your essay plan as your work in progress. What is your topic?
Choose a cyberpunk story or movie. Compare the economic and social world it conjures with the real world today. How close is this imagined world to our world and are we moving towards the imagined world or away from it?
Selected movie = The Fifth Element (1997)

What is your position? Our world today and the imagined world are very far apart. Some aspects of the world conjured ie; regenerating human life from remaining limbs would be an incredible scientific achievement, whether we will be that far along by 2214 it is hard to say. However some aspects I feel we may have already over taken, or perhaps it is because of the 'old' 1997 special effects that make it seem more outdated. Movie technology has improved unimaginable amounts over the past decade. I only wish I would be here in 2214 so I could see if we have hover cars and food appearing from tiny button looking pieces. I think Luc Besson has done an incredible job with this film, his imagination is out of this world - literally.

Analyse the elements of the topic. Sketch your response to each of the elements.
I divided the elements into two sections; the economic world and the social world. The economic world consisting of Good vs. Evil - Love, and the social world consisting of themes, the idea that communication technology has surpassed physical interactions within the social world.

What conclusion does that bring you to?
I conclude that we are definitely heading in this super technological advanced world that Luc Besson has conveyed. Wether it will be to the same extent is unknown, he has incorporated a lot of humour and irony into the technology aspects. Perhaps we will be more sustainable and better off economically than portrayed.