THE BEST ENGINEERING MOVIES
My wife and I love a good movie although we have some differences when defining the word “good”. She generally leans towards spy vs. spy thrillers and light-hearted movies involving interpersonal relationships; i.e. “chick-flicks”. I like more Si-Fi and action-filled yarns involving mechanical equipment and battlefield scenes. I will purchase a ticket to a grade “B” movie just to see the animation and computer graphics. I am absolutely amazed at the processes that must be involved in making a movie such as “Transformers”. Hour upon hour of computer work necessary to bring about this type of movie to the “big screen”. How the actors interact with the animation is truly fascinating to me. With this being the case, what do you think are the very best “engineering” movies? The ones that demonstrate equipment designs having come about due to significant engineering effort and program management planning. Given below is my list.
- “Minority Report”
- “The Right Stuff”
- “October Sky”
- “Apollo 13”
- “Transformers”
- “Iron Man”
- “Terminator”
- “Star Wars”
- “Flight of the Phoenix”
- “Alien”
- “Mission Impossible”
- “2001-A Space Odyssey”
- “James Bond”
- “District 9”
- “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
- “Back to the Future”
- “ET”
- “The Day the Earth Stood Still”
- “The Matrix”
- “Blade Runner”
- “Cowboys and Aliens”
I’m sure you can add several I have forgotten or probably not seen. Having five grandchildren, I also get a generous “dose” of kid-type animated movies that are just as impressive as the ones listed above. The hardware and software needed to provide content is tremendously impressive. If you have the time, make your own list.
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THE BEST ENGINEERING MOVIES
December 22, 2011
THE BEST ENGINEERING MOVIES
My wife and I love a good movie although we have some differences when defining the word “good”. She generally leans towards spy vs. spy thrillers and light-hearted movies involving interpersonal relationships; i.e. “chick-flicks”. I like more Si-Fi and action-filled yarns involving mechanical equipment and battlefield scenes. I will purchase a ticket to a grade “B” movie just to see the animation and computer graphics. I am absolutely amazed at the processes that must be involved in making a movie such as “Transformers”. Hour upon hour of computer work necessary to bring about this type of movie to the “big screen”. How the actors interact with the animation is truly fascinating to me. With this being the case, what do you think are the very best “engineering” movies? The ones that demonstrate equipment designs having come about due to significant engineering effort and program management planning. Given below is my list.
I’m sure you can add several I have forgotten or probably not seen. Having five grandchildren, I also get a generous “dose” of kid-type animated movies that are just as impressive as the ones listed above. The hardware and software needed to provide content is tremendously impressive. If you have the time, make your own list.