The read
Audiences rate it 50 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and their influence on our culture as we approach the 21st century. It takes off from the idea that mankind's effort to tap the power of Nature has been so successful that a new world is suddenly emerging, an artificial reality. Virtual Reality, digital and biotechnology, plastic surgery and mood-altering drugs promise seemingly unlimited powers to our bodies, and ourselves. This film presents the implications of having access to such power as we all scramble to inhabit our latest science fictions.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Audiences rate it 50 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Iara LeeDirector
Cast
- John Perry BarlowSelf
- Jeff BaxterSelf
- Scott BukatmanSelf
- Scott FrazierSelf
- Robert GurlandSelf
- Michio KakuSelf
- Jaron LanierSelf
- Timothy LearySelf
- Max MoreSelf
- OrlanSelf
- Lisa PalacSelf
- Ed RegisSelf