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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.

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Do you consider Demolition Man to be cyberpunk? (lemmy.zip)

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Demolition Man takes place in a world with a large income gap, where the rich (or at least the middle class) live on the surface while the poor (or at least those wanting to be "free") live underground. And there's a lot of futuristic tech involved (like cyber sex!). But this is primarily a story about political correctness in a police state and it doesn't include any all-powerful corporations (aside from Taco Bell, of course). So what do you think? Do you consider Demolition Man to be cyberpunk?

Here's a trailer. It isn't streaming anywhere right now though.

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[–] Attack0fthenerd 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I never thought about it but I would say yes. Very unconventional, but definitely cyberpunk. I could see the 3 sea shells in Deus Ex

[–] Delphia 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It misses a lot of the key themes but hits a bunch too. It would be a great part of an intro to cyberpunk for a 13yo. Actually thinking about it as much of a turd as it was (for a Judge Dredd movie) the 1996 Judge Dredd movie would be a great double feature for that.

[–] Attack0fthenerd 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I'm going to do this as an uncanny valley of cyberpunk double feature. See if you can spot how these are off sort of thing.