Video: The Internet in 1995: The Net

In this 1995 thriller, Sandra Bullock plays a computer expert whose interpersonal interactions are mostly online. Watch this clip and consider the questions below.

Discussion Questions

  1. Question

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    How does this 1995 movie portray online communication from about twenty years ago? What looks similar to online communications today? What seems inaccurate or silly, looking at the movie now?

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    Based on the clip, does this movie appear to portray the internet in a positive or negative light?