For me at least this is the original computer movie, a few have followed and a few came before, but this is the defining movie. The graphics that represent what is going on in the computers and the way that the Hackers manoeuvres are visually depicted as they move from one file to another are laughable. It takes a different tack from that of the matrix that expected the watcher to believe the operators could see pictures within rapidly streaming lines of code. Instead they create vivid 3D pictures and try and represent data flowing through a computer and processor.
It certainly makes the inside of my computer far more interesting.
A child prodigy, the 11 year old kid who manages to crash more computers in a single sitting than anyone has ever managed is banned from using computers until his 18 birthday - at that point he begins his antics once again, never hurting anyone but most certainly enjoying himself. Using the net to gain revenge on those who mock him, in the process trying to woo Angelina Jolie, a rather young looking Angelina in fact that bears a striking resemblance to a Vulcan.
They pit their wits against a corrupt computer engineer at a massive company who run a super computer. The film follows the authorities who try and chase them down, framing them for every little computer niggle that can be identified, yet they persist and run the battle right to the end.
The ending is actually a little too feel good and mushy for the tone of the film all the way through and is almost an after thought, it is certainly true that enough has gone before that the ending is insignificant.
I don't think you have to love computers to watch this, but you cant be a technophobe, for those people this would be like a nightmare, convincing you of certain doom the minute you use a computer. In fact it almost serves to demystify the world of computers, making them somewhat softer and less intimidating to the average person. it shows that not all is bad on the outside of the authorities.
This comment is to counter those who have issue with modern rock and other time problems being in this movie. This movie was designed to entertain. It was NOT a historical piece and nowhere does it claim to be one. This is the story of a boy who aspires to be more than what society set out for him. The movie uses odd references to history's great figures and humor to bring its story across to the viewer. So I say that, for those of you who cannot enjoy a piece of entertainment due to its well placed use of anachronisms, I strongly suggest you stay away from any of Shakespeare's works. (Not to say that this movie was on level with Shakespeare...) The makers of "A Knight's Tale" set out to entertain, and did so dutifully.
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