The Ghost In The Shell (Anime) movies and series remind me a lot of current world events. It's probably one of the best works of "predictive" fiction I have ever seen.
There is also a scene in the first season (Stand Alone Complex) in which the main character Motoko Kusanagi enters a virtual internet chat forum where people discuss a conspiracy and series of events known as "The Laughing Man" (that reminds me of RigInt
).
If you read the
history of the series, you'll understand what I mean by "predictive."
2000 - 2015 World War III
* World War III was a nuclear war, occurring some time between 2000 and 2015. While very little is still revealed about the events that occurred to cause the war, evidence shows that the war started from a series of nuclear exchanges across Eurasia.
* Nuclear Bombing of Tokyo - The seat of government was temporarily transferred to Niihama (Kobe) before permanent relocation to Fukuoka, Kyūshū. Central Tokyo was submerged under water.
* Nuclear Bombing of Okinawa
The Rise of the American Empire
* After World War III ended, America was divided into American Empire, Russo-American Alliance and United States of America. The American Empire had become an imperialist government, in an attempt to regain world power by conquering new areas in North and South America. Due to a battered economy and weak political position, the American Empire entered a security pact with Japan. The pact reaffirms Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution in prohibiting Japan from both deploying its army overseas and possessing nuclear weapons.
They mention many things about war and how it used only for profit, testing of weapons, and procuring of resources. The U.S. is mentioned with its role in the Middle East, for example (and why they are there is clearly not for "freedom" or democratic purposes).
