Marie's E-learning and Digital Cultures Blog

Last week, over http://www.synchtube.com/ we watched Bendito Machine

It’s a great film – beautiful to look at, funny & clever.  Lots of interesting themes; religion, fear, media, power, control, disposable culture but it left me mostly with the message of how much we not only rely on technology, but how grateful we are when it turns up and how expectant we are that it’s going to solve our problems.  Even when it’s initially pointless, or it falls over, leaving casualty in it’s wake.  The villagers in Bendito Machine worship whatever technology comes along and go along wherever it leads them. Eventually someone gets a little bored of the current machine and goes in search of something else.  Something different and definitely better.

I don’t necessarily see this as an anti-technology film.   The technology the villagers start with in the film is a ‘Sacred Cow’; that which we accept and do not question, no matter how inconvenient, irrelevant or damaging it has the potential to be.  For me, it’s a reminder to be mindful of the implications of accepting change without question.   Watching clips of films around digital culture this week, I was struck by how much of it is negative.  In this article, director Jonathan Mostow is quoted as saying:

The storytellers are telling tales about things happening in society and these are the things we’re all worried about … I think it’s all in reference to this generalized anxiety about technology and its role in our lives.

I’m trying to think now of any films that tell a positive yet realistic story about digital culture.  Jeremy linked to the BT ‘Heart to Heart’ ad and I agree this is a really irritating message; that you can’t have a meaningful conversation online.  However, tonight I saw the opposite – one of the iPhone Face-time ads – a woman missing her child’s birthday and ‘being present’ during blowing out candles via an iPhone.  Obviously, the child doesn’t notice the difference! Why would she?  iPhones are wonderful!

Storytelling about digital culture seems to involve extremes; extreme love or fear & disaster.  Where are the balanced views?

Also watched this week: eXistenZ & the trailers for Facebook the Movie (if that is what it’s called!) and Catfish (which I hated the idea of, but after watching the trailer have a different view) Will blog more about those later…

References

‘Gamer,’ ‘Surrogates,’ ‘Avatar’ and the meaning of (second) life http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/09/03/gamer-surrogates-and-the-meaning-of-second-life/ [date of access: 26/09/10]

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