HACKERS | Just the Hacking Scenes | MGM Studios

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What it is

A compilation of the hacking scenes from the 1995 film Hackers, featuring flashy visualizations of computer intrusion.

HN mostly cites it for humor, with one commenter arguing the visuals work as a representation of what goes on in a programmer's mind.

“the visualizations are terrible if you take it at face value, but if you think of it as a representation of what's going on inside their minds it works a whole lot better”
Hacking scenes visualize the mental world of programming.
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Topics: hackers 1995, movie scenes, hacking visualization, pop culture