Simulacra - Spatial Topics In Film

Simulacra - Spatial Topics In Film

The Matrix (Warner Bros. Entertainment 1999) is the quintessential film featuring a simulacrum

The Matrix (Warner Bros. Entertainment 1999) is the quintessential film featuring a simulacrum

This episode is the second in our three-episode series, Spatial Topics In Film. In this episode, we discuss movies featuring simulacra - or simulated realities within the film, from sci-fi dystopia to alternate versions of our present-day reality.

Show Notes

Films Featured In This Episode

The Matrix

Blade Runner

Her

The Truman Show, 1998 Paramount Pictures

The Truman Show, 1998 Paramount Pictures

Black Panther

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

The Truman Show

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