Dark City (1998) and The Thirteenth Floor (1999) are superb films exploring the theme of simulation theory. Yet were completely overshadowed by a similar but much inferior (imo) film on the same subject matter, The Matrix (1998).
What made Matrix so popular?
Cool gun fights.
action orientated, trinity, captured the zeitgeist of the 90s 'office space' fatigue and tptb wanted the esoteric subject matter to be known
Dark City fucking sucked.
Jencon
the matrix was in no way inferior to either of those films. you have shit taste jew loving nigger faggot
rule of cool means you dont have to be a pseud to enjoy it
matrix used the set from dark city and stole the green color from 13th floor.
Dark city is a joke of a movie that straigh up says things aren't normal in the beginning, when a fucking alien cracks open and blue shit comes out.
13nth floor invented digital green
Not only is it way cooler, Matrix has levels. You can just mindlessly enjoy it, or you can bite into the religious and philosophical stuff. It’s a true dual threat.
existenz 1999
This, existenz is the superior virtual reality film.
wtf happen in 1999 every one making the same film.
Visual aesthetic and action choreography that (at the time) were fresh and exotic to mainstream audiences. And a stellar ad-campaign.
The Matrix made better use of its budget and looks less amateurish. Dark City can be easily mistaken for an 80s movie.
They were trying to contact you to get you out of the simulation before the 2000s arrived.
>what if the world wasn't... le REAL???
wow amazing what an original question
Matrix is a solid movie in every regard, Dark City has a goofy mind power battle
no it can't
not even visually. much less in terms of tone, content, themes
Fine, I exaggerated a bit. But it still looks like it was made closer to 1990 than 2000.
Dark City is a great film but not superior, you're being contrarian