Lit and Film

  Modern technology most definitely has its pros and cons. Many argue that “privacy is dead” due to the public nature of modern technology. In July 2019, Facebook faced allegations that Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, had possession of the data of over 87 million Facebook users. Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook faced a $5 billion fine for this, causing it to be the largest fine due to a privacy breach in history. Facebook users were told many times that their data would only be shared with permission, but this scandal proved otherwise. This event took place originally in 2014, when a Facebook quiz aided users in finding out their “personality type”. This quiz collected the data of all who took the quiz, but also exposed public data of their friends. About 300,000 people took this quiz, leading 87 million left with minimal privacy within Facebook. Although this is unsettling, it gets worse. Some of this data was sold to Cambridge Analytica; they then used this data to prof...

               This frame is a close shot of Agatha’s face. Agatha, one of the extremely vulnerable PreCognitives has just witnessed a future murder before this frame. I believe the viewer is meant to feel uncomfortable and uneasy while looking at this; she is unlike many humans. Her pale skin and light blue eyes contrast each other and make her look almost alien-like. This helps add to the futuristic feel of the film, and fits her job wonderfully. She is both human and not, depending on perception, as she looks part machine. Her open eyes show her emotion, as she must be shocked yet used to what she sees on a daily basis. The light blue water gives off an unusual aura, and it almost looks so clear it could be infused with chemicals.                 Because this is a close shot in front of an almost blank background, the most prominent features in this frame are on her face. Her mouth is closed and her ...

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