5 Movies Every Techie Should Watch
Continuous learning cannot be overemphasized, especially in the tech world. As a techie, it is essential to use every given opportunity to add value to yourself.
However, learning and adding value goes beyond taking classes and practicing. As much as they are essential, you can also learn new things while relaxing.
Watching tech movies is an excellent way to expand your knowledge. A good film entertains, educates, and inspires viewers. Tech movies will expand your minds and help you better understand technology.
Movies are an excellent resource for visual learners. It is easier to understand things when you can imagine and visualize them.
Here are five (5) incredible movies every techie should watch.
Ex Machina
Ex Machina is a sci-fi psychological thriller. It was released in 2014 and directed by Alex Garland.
It is a near-future story about a humanoid android and an isolated scientist. An artificial intelligence engineer works with a humanoid robot to develop ways to apply its intelligence.
The movie revolves around a programmer invited by his CEO to an intelligent humanoid robot. It shows the struggles of programmers in software development and the adverse effects on society when there is a misuse of tech resources.
As exciting and profitable as working as a techie is, there are downsides to the job. Watching this show will help you understand that even the best tech experts face challenges. As a beginner or even an advanced techie, it’ll help you overcome imposter syndrome, knowing the journey isn’t always rosy for everyone.
However, it is essential to surround yourself with the right community and take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
Jobs
Jobs is a must-watch movie for all techies. It is a biographical drama, released in 2013 and directed by Joshua Michael Stern and Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs — the co-founder of Apple, the largest software company.
The film is based on Steve Jobs’ life from his school days to the invention of the iPod. It’ll take you on the journey of the process and experiences of the founders of Apple. The popular devices that still make a significant difference in the tech world started with a simple idea with few resources available. Watching Jobs is inspirational for all techies, as it contains relatable experiences.
It reveals the struggle of tech startups, the different instances these founders almost gave up, and the consistency in using tech to change the world. It isn’t just an entertaining movie, it is an inspiration to all techies worldwide.
The Social Network
The social network is another biographical drama film. It was released in 2010, and directed by David Fincher, starring Jesse Eisenberg as the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg,
The popular social media platform ‘Facebook’ was once a simple idea that started in his dorm room. In the movie, you’ll learn of Zuckerberg’s challenges while building the world’s most popular social network “Facebook.”
Besides the technical aspect of building an application, you’ll see the business aspects and hard decisions every CEO makes to move the company forward.
In the heart of blogging and programming, what started in his dorm room soon became a global social network and a communication revolution.
The movie shows how learning, dedication, and consistency can bring life-changing results. If you’re thinking of creating an application that will revolutionize the world, there are many lessons you can pick from this movie.
Antitrust
Antitrust is a techno-thriller film, released in 2001. Peter Howitt directed the movie. In this movie, a young talented programmer graduates from college and gets his dream job as a software developer at a multi-billion dollar computer company. He resumes his new position and soon realizes that tech skills aren’t enough to survive in the tech world. He reveals some secrets about the company and discovers that he can’t trust anyone but himself in the high-stakes world of computer technology.
Antitrust is an all-time favorite for programmers, as it depicts the best ways to apply your tech knowledge as a tech person. After all, knowledge without application is useless. Furthermore, it isn’t enough to have tech skills; you should know how to use them effectively, apply other tech skills and boost your career.
Minority Report
Minority Report is a unique film genre. It depicts how the police use psychic evidence and technology to stop murderers before they strike. An exciting part of the movie is how it showed the possibility of facial recognition software and gesture-based user interfaces. At the movie release, facial recognition was just a fictional possibility. It is not evident in our daily life, as mobile phones and desktop devices have fully adopted the technology.
The movie genre is a combination of thriller and sci-fi. It was released in 2002 and directed by Stephen Spielberg. It has an exciting storyline, with lessons to pick at every point.
Final Take
As we all know, movies have a powerful effect on making an impression in people’s minds, and they are also a source of inspiration, entertainment, and education. Some movies inspire us to become more competent and better people.
The lack of motivation, imposter syndrome, or confusion on the direction to take, happens to almost every techie. Most of these movies show those challenges and the importance of having a community (no matter how little) that puts you on the right track.
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