James Bond films or movies from the Terminator series have captivated the global audience over the years. The events are compelling and also throws up circumstances that are increasingly relatable to real-life incidents. Are these really hyped-up theatrics? Or a beacon of what is happening in the world and what awaits us?
The 2012 James Bond movie Skyfall showed how covert intelligence agencies struggled to survive a connected world with covers blown by a simple YouTube video. Cut to 2015, Genisys — the new movie from the Terminator series — highlighted how a maleficent computer program could take over the super-connected digital world and bring an end to the human race.
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